PSYC 332 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Kasturba Gandhi, Cultural Hegemony, Life Review
25 Dec 2018
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Chapter 9 generative lives, redemptive life stories (to print?) Gandhi: painfully introverted ado, mediocre student, married at 13yo to child bride kasturba. Loyal subject of the british crown, identified himself with the white elite of south africa. About race and power change after thrown out of a train when he refused to give up his first class seat to a white man. Militant non violence: ahisma, passive resistance in the face of oppression. By the time gandhi returned to india, he had already developed the ideological outlook and social role commitments that would characterize his adult identity. Life mission in generativity: adult"s concern for and commitment to promoting the well being of future generations. Generativity marks the central psychosocial challenge of midlife erikson argued. Expectations for generativity increase as adults move through their 20s, As social actors adults tend to show more generative traits and take on more generative roles as they move into their midlife years.
