HUEC 1000 : Test 3
Document Summary
Definite progress from one stage to another: 2. Criticism of lifecycle: # of stages isn"t important, traditional stages, affected by historical context or macro environment, later years lumped together, fails to recognize variations. Factors promoting individual developmental change: normative age-graded factors, factors closely related to the individual"s age, walking, talking, first job, kindergarten, retirement. Normative history-graded events: occur at certain times in history, they are events that produce dramatic effects on individuals, world wars, 1920"s depression, vietnam war, september 11, Hurricane katrina: these factors explain why people are liberal or conservative. Families: 1930"s ernest burgess" definition of family- is a unity made up of individual, interacting personalities. Numbers are down because . divorce and people living together: cohabitating couples. Health issues: hiv/aids, obesity (young and old, 2. Proportion of elderly persons is up: life expectancy up, 3. Disasters of all kinds: family violence, nature, terrorism, 4. Managing multiple roles: worker, parent, student, spouse, etc, 5.
