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Grandparents might still cook every night for their adult sons! The extended, tight-knit family is highly valued in that culture, I can see now, and living with family is not a sign of immaturity but a cultural practice. Similarly, America's own culture has shifted and changed with economic circumstances. I might not agree or like all of the new changes that have brought about this current 'extended adolescence' but now I can better understand why it has arisen, at this time in our nation's history.
Before the industrial revolution, people might remain on the family farm with their extended family from the time they lived until they died. This was hardly a sign of weakness, rather it was required for individuals to survive. When I was younger, jobs were far easier to find, and social standards were different than they are today. There was also less emphasis on finding yourself, your purpose in life, and your soul mate.
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I know it has made me a better grandparent: whatever my grandchildren decide to do with their lives, I will support them. I will also understand that they have and will have different struggles than myself, and try not to judge them based upon my own standards.
Adulthood is not an absolute. Our society has set a cut-off of eighteen as a standard of what makes an adult, but not so long ago that age was much lower, and today the standard age of adulthood has grown. It is hard to say that an eighteen-year-old college student clutching his or her books is as mature as a young man who fought in World War II who was the same age in the 1940s. But that does not make today's teenager a bad person -- he has merely grown up in a different environment. I am grateful for having lived my own existence as a young adult during the 20th century, but I recognize that adulthood in the modern era will not -- and cannot -- perfectly resemble my past.
Interactions with peers are one way a person creates or enhances a self-concept. How Jean reacted to social strife or conflict in her environment predicted her reactions to future situations. In addition to her interactions with peers, culture has an enormous impact on Jean's development. Jean has soaked up her self-concept partly from the media but also from peer and parental influences. Jean's parents provided her with a foundation
2. What are the strengths and weaknesses of an individual or social perspective on adult learning? Is one more relevant than another in certain contexts? In many respects, the strengths and weaknesses of both individual and social perspectives are primarily functions of overemphasis to the exclusion of other considerations that are equally relevant to the effectiveness and appropriateness of adult learning. Quite obviously, an overly narrow focus on the individual
Transition Into Late Adulthood Late Adulthood Grade Course While at one hand an old man in his 60s would cherish the past years of his life sharing experiences about college sports, dating spots and holiday fun, an elderly woman would act grumpy showing discontent on every dish being served at a dinner. Such scenarios are commonly noticed in day-to-day life which surrounds people in their late adulthood; a period in 60s where according
Adolescence & Adulthood Adolescents and Adulthood There are numerous changes in development and challenges that come with the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The adolescents acquire and consolidate the attitudes, competencies, social responsibilities and values that are necessary to make a successful transition into their adulthood life. Late adolescence and the period that comes after is termed as emerging adulthood and it has been noted to be important for setting stage for
Cognitive Changes Developmental cognitive occur starting age 50 moving end life. Developmental and cognitive changes The essay aims at exploring the developmental and cognitive changes that occur starting at the age of fifty years moving through end of life. The developmental changes are easily noticeable or observable, hence not much of literature or scholarly articles have been written about it. On the other hand a lot of materials, studies and researches have
self-absorption. This becomes a time of self-reflection and if all bodes well a time of increased creativity (Erickson & Erickson, 1997). However, should there be increasing family or financial stress, if there has been problems with their husband or children or they find themselves with looming bankruptcies, the likelihood of depression increases tremendously (Robinson, et.al., 2001) and the maladaptations of overextension and rejectivity (Erickson & Erickson, 1997) can lead