HDFS201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Zoology, Cognitive Model, Ethology
14 Sep 2016
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Normative age-graded influence-similar for individuals of a specific age group. Normative history-graded influences-common to generations due t historical circumstances. Nonnormative life events-unusual occurrences that have major impact on one"s life. Culture-encompasses behavior patterns, beliefs, and passed on traits of groups of people; can be over many years. Socioeconomic status-person"s position in society based on occupational, educational, and economical characteristics. Gender-characteristics of people as male or female. Social policy-government"s course of action to provide welfare to citizens. Baltes (2006) competition among: maintenance, growth, regulation of loss. Age: social-having children; connecting with others, chronological-numerical age, age of possibilities-when an individual transform their lives during the developmental stage of emerging adulthood, late adulthood-changing social roles, lasts until death, 60s and 70s, prenatal period-conception to birth. Emerging adulthood-instability in work, education, and love. Biological processes-weight change, genes, hormones, brain development. 21. 8%-children have grown up in poverty in 2012 in usa: african american & latino.
