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Chapter 14:

Chapter 14:. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood. Theories of Social and Personality Development. Erikson: Intimacy versus Isolation Stage Levinson: Life structures All roles and relationships an individual occupies — and conflicts and balances that exist between them

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Chapter 14:

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  1. Chapter 14: Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

  2. Theories of Social and Personality Development Erikson: Intimacy versus Isolation Stage Levinson: Life structures All roles and relationships an individual occupies — and conflicts and balances that exist between them Arnett “Emerging Adulthood”

  3. Figure 14.1 Levinson’s Model of Adult Development Each stable life structure is followed by period of transition in which structure is reexamined.

  4. Intimate RelationshipsEvolutionary Theory and Mate Selection Mating a selective process to insure survival of the species • Parental Investment Theory (Buss et al.) • Homogamy or assortive mating

  5. Trend: delay in age of first marriage

  6. Intimate RelationshipsMarriage Stats Average age Divorce rate? …but what makes a marriage work?

  7. ? ? Questions To Ponder What characteristics of a potential mate are most important to you? What characteristics would be problematic for you? Why?

  8. Intimate RelationshipsRelationship Quality • Personality characteristics of the partners • Attitudes towards divorce • Security of each partner’s attachment to family of origin • Emotional affection contributes to relationship quality

  9. Figure 14.3 Ratings of Marital Success by Ethnicity

  10. Figure 14.4 Sternberg’s Theory of Love

  11. Relationship QualityConflict Management How a couple manages conflict is important!

  12. Intimate Relationships Couples likely to divorce: • Hostile/engaged, frequent hot arguments with no humor or affection • Hostile/detached fight regularly with no affection or support

  13. Divorce

  14. Intimate RelationshipsConsequences of Divorce Higher rates of: • Automobile accidents • Suicide • Lost days from work • Depression Divorced women have 40 - 50% decline in income

  15. Intimate RelationshipsCohabiting Heterosexual Couples Less satisfied when married and more likely to divorce Either fully committed to future marriage or ambiguous • Prior sexual and cohabitational histories are major factors in divorce

  16. Parenthood 85% of parents cite relationship of child most fulfilling life aspect • Transition to parenthood stressful

  17. Parenthood

  18. Figure 14.5 Marital Satisfaction through the Family Life Cycle

  19. The Role of WorkerPersonality: Holland’s Theory Types 6 basic personality types People whose personalities match their jobs more likely to be satisfied with their work

  20. RealisticInvestigativeArtisticSocialEnterprisingConventional

  21. The Role of WorkerCareer Development: Super’s Model Stages of career development

  22. The Role of WorkerSex Differences in Work Patterns Women’s work satisfaction goes up with age Most women move into and out of the labor market at least once during adulthood Why does this occur?

  23. True or False? Our culture thinks of a man as simultaneously a worker, a parent, and a spouse but has difficulty seeing a woman as all three. Do you think this will change? Why or why not? How?

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