FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ageism, Stereotype, Midlife Crisis

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1020
• Professor: Shayna Sparling

Document Summary

Between the ages of 40/45 and 64. Diverse: may include first time period parents as well as grandparents. Transitional: includes launching of children and new duties caring for aging parents. Only aaround 26% of adults over 40 report having a crisis. Not everyone has the same experience- ses,gender. Couples review their marriages and work out new arrangements. May lead to an increase in sex: Condom use declines with age, but sex doesn"t. Middle aged adults experience more sexual freedom. Middle aged adults are having hookups, friends with benefits and booty calls. 66% of women and 49% of men didn"t use protection. The relationship with their children changes as the children move from adolescence into young adulthood. Once child leaves, the pair is alone. Must renegotiate their couple system as a dyad, or pair, rather than as a part of a larger family. Couples who have stayed together for the sake of children.