CPSY 428 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Middle Ages, Middle Age

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Dealing with change: another characteristic of the strong healthy family. Women outnumber men in this population by 5 million. Able to deal with problems in a healthy way. Expect problems, anticipate changes, and consider them to be a normal part of family life. Have the ability to find the positive in even the most negative situations. Work out ways to cope with minor irritations before they grow in major confrontations. The average american couple goes through 6 important periods in a long term marriage: middle age (empty nest, widowed singleness. Middle age: the empty nest-when children are independent and ends when retirement draws near. Census bureau says for the most part it is between ages 45-65. Historically, middle age may now be extended to 70 years or even later. Middle age reactivates many of the questions that each though had been answered much earlier in their lives.

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