SOC 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Finishing School, Social Forces
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A transition from lives centered psychologically and economically on parents to lives in with we stand on our own. This stage challenges us to disengage from parents and take responsibility for ourselves. The central challenge of this stage is to establish oneself as a stable worker, partner/spouse an parent. Men tend to become increasingly caught up 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. Central challenge is to cope with a series of losses: Life stage when event is experiences focus of impact of event. A person"s attitudes influence the way in which he or she perceives and responds to the world. Sociologists examine social forces and how our position in society affects attitudes formation - in turn, how this relates to behavior. Attitudes are positive or negative evaluations of something in our environment.
