FRHD 1010 Chapter 9: Chapter 9 – Human Development.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Emerging adulthood from their late teens to at least their mid-twenties. Marriage is around 30 for women in developed countries, and is even higher for men. Dramatic rise in typical ages on entering marriage and parenthood is because . Invention of the birth control pill, in combination with less stringent standards of sexual morality after the sexual revolution, meant that young people no longer had to enter marriage in order to have a stable sexual relationship. Increase in the years devoted to pursuing education and training for an occupation. Opportunities available to women so many options open to women, and with so little pressure on them to marry in their early twenties. Begin to develop before and continue to develop after emerging adulthood. An age when people explore various possibilities in love and work as they move toward enduring choices. Life stage of peak physical functioning, when the body is at its zenith of health, strength and vigor.