FRHD 1020 Chapter 7: Chapter 7 – Couple and Family.docx
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Chapter 7 couple and family y current midlife generation consists of the baby boomers largest group in the population (1/3 of canadians) Like all major life changes, family adaptation in the middle years contains a series of stressors. Stressors: a life event that can produce change in the family system y older baby boomers, the main concerns are focused on another person y younger baby boomers report more interpersonal tensions. Erik erikson stated that the key issue in middle age (35 to 65 years old) is . Long age span has been divided into 2 periods: y midlife evaluation and transition (mid 40s late 50s) y time of liberation, experimentation, and innovation (late 50s early 70s) Midlife crisis: extreme strain as a person re-evaluates his or her life in middle age. Generativity can take various forms, such as mentoring a relative or another young person through an organization.