SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Intersex, Sexual Orientation, Polyamory
3 Nov 2016
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Women"s movement ((cid:883)97(cid:884)-1979) adolescence girl power. Recession _1980-1982) young adulthood minority employment. Economic expansion adulthood increased employment income. Terrorist attacks middle adulthood increased awareness, safety. A transition from lives centered psychologically and economically on parents to lives in which we stand on our own. This stage challenges us to disengage from parents and take responsibilities for ourselves. The central challenge of this stage is to establish oneself as a stable worker. Men tend to become increasingly caught up in their careers. Many women become increasingly committed to their families. In this stage, people try to meet high standards for performance in the adult roles to which they are committed. The death of parents or close friend. Central challenge is to cope with a series of losses: Eventually loss of health, energy and independence. Life stage when event is experienced focus of impact of event. The self is the individual viewed as both the source and the object of reflexive behaviour.
