CHAPTER 6

The Adult in Society

Section 1: Early and Middle Adulthood

Objectives:

1.       Summarize Daniel Levinson’s theory of adult male development.

2.       Identify and describe the stages of adult female development.

Three Stages of Adult Male Development

·         Early Adulthood –

·         Middle Adulthood –

·         Late Adulthood –

Phases of Adult Female Development

·         Phase 1: Leaving the Family –

·         Phase 2: Entering the Adult World –

·         Phase 3: Entering the Adult World Again –

Section 2: The World of Work

Objectives:

1.       Describe how the nature of work in the United States has changed.

2.       Explain how the composition of the labor force in the United States has changed.

Changes in the Nature of Work and the Labor Force

·         Farming and Manufacturing –

·         Education –

·         Women –

·         Minorities –

Change in the Composition of the Labor Force

·         Increase in …

·         Better …

·         Changes in …

·         Increase in …

Section 3: The Later Years

Objectives:

1.       Describe the characteristics of life during late adulthood.

2.       Identify the new challenges that older Americans face.

Life During Late Adulthood

·         Young-Old –

·         Middle-Old –

·         Old-Old –

New Challenges of Older Americans

·         Adjustment to …

·         Declining …

·         Dealing with …