FRHD 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Soccer Mom, Dementia, 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 parents as well as grandparents. Transitional: includes launching of children and new duties caring for aging parents. Both of these areas are in transition at this time. For some, strain leads to midlife crisis . Video the myth of the male mid-life crisis: Most corvette buyers are men in their middle-age. A lot of things in mid-life are actually very positive. Inject viles of testosterone once a week, dr said stop the decline, and keep the youth. Another doctor sees the dangerous side effects of testosterone. His idea is just go to the gym and just work on the weights without the drugs. Contentment not crisis is the reality for most men. Women"s relationship with family is often different than men"s. More intimately associated with nurturing and childrearing tasks. Most women in this age range are at work. Women"s experience of aging is different than men"s.