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The Adult in Society

Write 5 words that describe a typical adult ‘man’

Write 5 words that describe a typical adult ‘woman’

What is a man’s role in society? What is a women’s role in society?

What are your 3 most important life goals? (what do you want to achieve as an adult?)Bell work The Adult in society –

Daniel Levinson completes a long-term study to determine the stages of adult male development

Finds that every man’s life structure or the combination of statuses, roles, activities, goals, values, beliefs and life circumstances went through common phases

Adult Male Development

The Early Adult Transition – ages 17-22 primary task is leaving home

Entering the Adult world – ages 23-27 primary task is to explore relationships and careers while at the same time become a responsible member of society

The Age 30 Transition – ages 28-32, results in the growth of an individual upon a firm foundation or in a shift in directionStages of Adult

Development – The Novice Stage

marriage rate dropped by 44% since the 1960s

Couples also are delaying parenting Women are also making up a larger % of

the workforce in general What do you think the result of these statistics will be on the differences between adult development in men and women? Development patterns of adult men and

women appear to be merging

Changing values on gender & marriage:

Settling down period 33-39, primary task is “making it” & separation from mentors

Midlife transition, 40 – 44, primary task is escaping the pressure of unrealizable dreams

Period of crisis

Stages of Adult Development

Levinson repeated his study for women and found that they are relatively similar

Some argue though that childbirth and motherhood fundamentally alter the stages For example-many

women commit to their careers at the same time men are having serious doubts about theirs

How does development into an adult differ for males and females?

Read the opt-out revolution and answer the following questions in your note book

What are some of the reasons that mothers leave the workplace? Why do they stay?

In what ways do you think men and women might experience the struggle to balance work with family life differently?

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