1. SOCIALIZATION & THE LIFE COURSE  CHILDHOOD APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST 12 YRS OF LIFE (PRE-PUBERTY) APPROXIMATELY THE FIRST 12 YRS OF LIFE (PRE-PUBERTY) EXPERIENCES / SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS VARY GREATLY – GROUNDED IN CULTURE EXPERIENCES / SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS VARY GREATLY – GROUNDED IN CULTURE CHILD LABOR: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONCHILD LABOR: INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CAREFREE TIME OF LEARNING & PLAYCAREFREE TIME OF LEARNING & PLAY “HURRIED CHILD SYNDROME: GROWING UP TOO FAST – HIGHER LEVELS OF STRESS & ANXIETY “HURRIED CHILD SYNDROME: GROWING UP TOO FAST – HIGHER LEVELS OF STRESS & ANXIETY

2. ADOLESCENCE  AKA “THE TEENAGE YEARS”  A BUFFER BETWEEN CHILDHOOD AND ADULTHOOD  MARKED BY THE TURMOIL OF CULTURAL INCONSISTENCY – NO LONGER CHILDREN NO LONGER CHILDREN NOT YET ADULTS NOT YET ADULTS THE 18 YR. OLD WHO CAN’T HAVE A BEER….THE 18 YR. OLD WHO CAN’T HAVE A BEER….

3. ADULTHOOD: 2 STAGES  EARLY  BEGINS IN LATE TEENS TO EARLY 30s  PERSONALITY FORMED  SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACHIEVED  TIME OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORK FORCE/ COLLEGE GRADUATION WORK FORCE/ COLLEGE GRADUATION LIVING ON ONE’S OWN LIVING ON ONE’S OWN MARRIAGE MARRIAGE FAMILY FAMILY

4. MIDDLE ADULTHOOD  SPANS 40 – 60 YRS OF AGE  CAN BE AN ESPECIALLY TRYING TIME POSSIBILITY / PROBABLITY OF DIMINISHING HEALTH POSSIBILITY / PROBABLITY OF DIMINISHING HEALTH PERSONAL REGRETS ON HOW ONE HAS LIVED LIFE PERSONAL REGRETS ON HOW ONE HAS LIVED LIFE IMPACT ON WOMEN IMPACT ON WOMEN EMPTY NESTEMPTY NEST DOUBLE STANDARDS ON AGING…DOUBLE STANDARDS ON AGING…

5. OLD AGE  BEGINS AROUND MID-60s  THE FINAL STAGE OF LIFE ITSELF  EXPERIENCES VARY ACCORDING TO THE SOCIETY’S CULTURE VALUED FOR GREAT WISDOM/ TREASURED/ RESPECTED VALUED FOR GREAT WISDOM/ TREASURED/ RESPECTED VIEWED AS OBSOLETE/ OF LITTLE VALUE/ MAY BE RESENTED/ SEEN AS A BURDEN… VIEWED AS OBSOLETE/ OF LITTLE VALUE/ MAY BE RESENTED/ SEEN AS A BURDEN…

6. OLD AGE IN THE U.S.  CURRENT FASCINATION/ FIXATION ON YOUTH  ANTI-ELDERLY BIAS WILL PROBABLY DIMINISH AS THE SHARE OF OLDER PEOPLE STEADILY INCREASES  PERCENTAGE OF THE U.S. POPULATION > 65 HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE 20 CENTURY TODAY THERE ARE MORE SENIORS THAN TEENS IN THE U.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TODAY THERE ARE MORE SENIORS THAN TEENS IN THE U.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7. OLD AGE THINK ABOUT THIS!  BARBARA WALTERS SPECIAL REPORT FIRST AIRED ON APRIL 1, 2008 DID YOU WATCH IT? DID YOU WATCH IT? HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT IT? HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT IT? *teacher read excerpts… *teacher read excerpts… And your reaction is? And your reaction is?

8. DYING  POINTS OF INTEREST DURING MOST OF HUMAN HISTORY, LOW LIVING STANDARDS AND PRIMITIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEANT THAT DEATH CAUSED BY DISEASE OR ACCIDENT, CAME AT ANY AGE. DURING MOST OF HUMAN HISTORY, LOW LIVING STANDARDS AND PRIMITIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY MEANT THAT DEATH CAUSED BY DISEASE OR ACCIDENT, CAME AT ANY AGE. HOWEVER, MORE THAN 85% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE U.S. DIE AFTER THE AGE OF 55. HOWEVER, MORE THAN 85% OF THE PEOPLE IN THE U.S. DIE AFTER THE AGE OF 55.

9. ELISABETH KUBLER-ROSS STAGES OF DYING  EXTENSIVE WORK WITH THE DYING WHERE FIVE DISTINCT REACTIONS/ STAGES WERE OBSERVED… DENIAL – “NO, CAN’T BE ME…” DENIAL – “NO, CAN’T BE ME…” ANGER – “THIS IS SO UNFAIR….” ANGER – “THIS IS SO UNFAIR….” NEGOTIATION – BARGAINING WITH GOD NEGOTIATION – BARGAINING WITH GOD RESIGNATION – DEPRESSION RESIGNATION – DEPRESSION ACCEPTANCE – ACCEPTANCE – RATHER THAN BEING PARALYZED BY FEAR & ANXIETY, THE PERSON WHOSE LIFE IS ENDING, SETS OUT TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHATEVER TIME REMAINS….RATHER THAN BEING PARALYZED BY FEAR & ANXIETY, THE PERSON WHOSE LIFE IS ENDING, SETS OUT TO MAKE THE MOST OF WHATEVER TIME REMAINS…. http://www.imdb.com/video/trailer/me60187784/