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Navigating Young and Late Adulthood: Life Changes and Successful Aging

Young adulthood (20s-30s) is characterized by cognitive growth, career focus, and marriage decisions. Late adulthood (65+) brings physical and cognitive changes, retirement, and the challenge of reshaping life. Successful aging is achieved by accepting transitions and finding purpose. Explore the journey through these stages of life.

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Navigating Young and Late Adulthood: Life Changes and Successful Aging

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  1. Ch.12 Sect.1:Young Adulthood

  2. Age 20-40 • During 20s and early 30s… • Height of Cognitive Powers • Learn to become… • Goal for men • Women… • Reevaluate decisions in 30s • Ask themselves… • Major life changes • Women in their 30s concerned with childbearing • Women feel… • Mixed feeling about success on the job

  3. Settling Down and Marriage • After upheaval of early 30s, mid-late 30s… • Become more focused on advancing careers • Identity • Erikson-key task is forming relationships • Those with firm sense of identity… • Intimate relationship not necessarily physical • 75-80% get married once • Median age for marriage

  4. History of Marriage • Patriarchy— • Today, spouses more likely to be equal • Marital roles • Most marry for… • 1600s-1700s • Another purpose was for stable home life • Today's goals • New York Times poll said…

  5. Choosing Spouses • Today people select mates • Parents • Other factors… • Americans tend to marry people who are • Rarely marry different races or social class • Similarity in… • Near own age • Grooms 2-5 years older • Marriages between similar people…

  6. Divorce • ½ marriages end • Easier than it used to be (no fault) • Increased economic independence of women • 30 years ago, why would women have not divorced? • High expectations (easy) • Other reasons include abuse, child abuse,…

  7. Costs of Divorce • Financial resources… • Women without a career… • Women get the kids • Fathers tough to pay child support and alimony • Feelings of… • Higher rates of… • Can be source of growth and renewal • Majority remarry • Remarriages more likely…

  8. The Children of Divorce • More likely to have behavioral problems… • Less time for kids • Boys or girls more problems? • Quality of parenting • Clarke-Stewart study • Psychologists advice parents to… • Should parents stay together?

  9. Ch.12 Sect.3: Late Adulthood

  10. Physical Changes • Starts at 65 • In 1900, 2020 • Wrinkles and Skin Folds • Do not see or hear well • Smell worse, reflexes & reaction time • Bones are brittle • How can they maintain health?

  11. Cognitive Changes • Can still be creative • Memory ability does decline • Memory lapses • Can be reversed • Better memory in… • Dementia • Senile Dementia

  12. Alzheimer’s Disease • Mental deterioration • Connected with aging but is a disease • General, gradual… • Become helpless • ACh • Vascular dementia

  13. Social Changes • Retirement is usually voluntary • Leisure activities • “honeymoon phase” • After a while… • Stress • New careers • More relaxed relationship with grandkids than their kids • Baby-sit! • older people usually not rejected by family • Stereotypes for living arrangements • Most are independent • Remain in hometowns

  14. Successful Aging • Ego integrity— • Able to accept… • Let go of relationships and objects • If they don’t? • Most largely satisfied with their lives (good health) • Rich vs. poor • Social support & well being • Who provides it?

  15. Reshaping One’s Life • Goals • Focus on matters that… • Memories not good… • Positive outlook • Rakowski study • Challenge oneself

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