1. Unit 2: Chapter 7: The adult in society

2. Section 1: Early & Middle adulthood

3. Adult male development – novice phase
Bridge Between Adolescence & Adulthood
Ages yrs old
Leave Home
College
Work force
Often still receive financial support from parents
Entering the Adult World
Ages 23 – 27 yrs old
Explore relationships
Explore career opportunities
Responsible member of society
Form a stable life structure
Develop a dream of adult accomplishment
Late Adult Transition
Ages 28-32
Difficult period
Reflect on previous choices/Shift in direction
Divorces are common

4. The settling down period
Ages 33-39
Focus is on “making it” in the adult world
Advancing in their careers
Form commitments to work, family, leisure, friendship, and/or community
Work to fulfill their adult accomplishment
Establish their individual identity/Break away from their mentor(s)

5. The Midlife transition
Ages 40-44
Bridge between early and middle adulthood
Reflection/Self-examination
Reformulate their dreams to more realistic goals
May experience moderate to severe internal and external conflict.

6.
Levinson’s Adult Male Development Theory

7. Adult female development – 3 phases
Phase I
Leaves home
Focus more on marriage than career
Phase II
Motherhood typically in their 20s
Balance motherhood with career
Phase III
Early 30s
Focus more on career after children reach school age

8. Section 2: The world of work

9. The Labor force
Consists of all persons who are 16 years old or older who are hired in paying positions or who are seeking a paying position.
Composition: the number of working women has increased, making up at least 58% of the work force in 2010.
Professional jobs: positions of a high-status that requires specialized training through formal education
Examples: dentist, lawyer, teacher, writer, etc.
Unemployment: when a person is not working in a paying position, but seeks one.
Unemployment rate: the percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed but actively looking for a paying position

10. Professional Specialty Technical Occupations
Administrative
Professional Specialty
Technical Occupations
Administrative Support Occupations
Service Occupations
Precision Production
Operators, Fabricators, Labors

11. Job satisfaction: What makes a person content?
A sense of control over their work
Opportunity to use skills and talents
Receive plenty of recognition and appreciation
Good/Excellent safety conditions
Good relationships with co-workers
Flexibility of hours
Opportunity to do what they do best
Job security

12. Job Dissatisfaction: What makes a person unhappy?
On-the-job stress
Low income/salary
Few opportunities for promotion
Few benefits

13. Section 3: the later years

14. Gerontology & social gerontology
Gerontology: The scientific study of the processes and phenomena of the aging process
Social Gerontology: The study of the nonphysical aspects of the aging process.

15. The aging continuum… Young-Old 65-74 years old
Adjust life to retirement
Middle-Old
75-84 years old
Physical and mental decline occurs
Old-Old
85 years and older
Physical and mental decline rapidly occurs

16. Dealing with dependency & death
Dependency: becoming dependent on others for physical or financial assistance.
Remaining independent for as long as possible is one of the main goals of the elderly.
Most of the elderly do not tend to fear death. Why?
The elderly acknowledge that they are toward the end of their expected life span.
If they have lived longer than they expected, they may feel as though they are “living on borrowed time.”
Facing the deaths of friends and family members who they are close to prepares them for their own deaths.