HS 107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hearing Loss, Vaginal Lubrication, Orgasm
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All of the above impact later life outcomes. With age, comes social roles that become our identities student, worker, spouse, parent. Countertransitions: happens when role change caused by another"s role change. Age effect: change resulting from advanced aging. Period effect: a historical event has an impact on entire society. Age norms: researcher bernice neugarten"s concept of transitions having on-time" and. Ex: vivian got married late at 22. Ex: baby dies before parents, these parents are having off time. It is rare for babies to die now because we have vaccinations. However, back then, it was on-time" for them to die because no vaccination. Form social clock for major events like marriage, retirement, etc. Both on-time or off-time, depending if you retire. Off-time for vivian to work because she is 70. Not constant, time changes expectations (age to leave home) Duration is the number of years spent in each part of the life course: