PSYC 2450 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Emerging Adulthood And Early Adulthood, Natural Experiment, Infant Mortality

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2450
• Professor: Heidi Bailey

Document Summary

Human development: the ways ppl grow + change across the lifespan. Culture: the total patern of a group"s customs, beliefs, art + technology. In other words, a group"s common way of life passed on from 1 generaion to the next. Globalizaion: the increasing connecions b/w dif parts of the world in trade, travel, migraion + communicaion. Developed countries: most developed economically and aluent, highest median levels of income and educaion ex. Developing countries: lower levels of income and educaion, but experiencing rapid economic growth (e. g. , india, china) Tradiional culture: in developing countries, a rural culture that adheres more closely to cultural tradiions than ppl in urban areas do. Before 1967 immigraion act, 80% of immigrant were from european countries. The act removed the explicit discriminaion based on country of origin, created a points system (e. g. , higher educaion, more points) 220 countries, ~ 150 languages, 70% of canada"s foreign-born populaion has a mother tongue that is neither english or french.