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| The transition to adult roles has become so delayed and prolonged that it is spawned a new transitional period extending from the late teens to the mid-to late-twenties |
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Intimacy Vs. Isolation
(Erikson) |
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| Reflected in the young person's thoughts and feelings about making a permanent commitment to an intiate partner |
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| Age-graded expectations for major life events, such as beginning a first job, getting married, birth of the first child, buying a home, and retiring |
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Triangular Theory
(Strenberg) |
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Love identifies three components:
1. Intimacy
2. Passion
3. Commitment
that shift in emphasis as romantic relationships develop |
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| Passionate Love and Companionate Love |
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Definition
| Intense sexual attraction and warm, trusting affection and caregiving |
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| Unhappiness resulting from a gap between the social relationships we currently have and those we desire-- when they either do not have an intimate partner or lack gratifying friendships |
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| A series of phases characterizing the development of most families around the world |
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| Invovling a clear division of roles--husband as head of the household responsible for family emonomics well-being, wife as caregiver and homemaker--still exist in the Western nations |
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Definition
| Partners relate as equals, shaing power and authority. Both try to balance the time and energy they devote to their occupations, their children, and their relationship |
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| Refers to the lifestyle of unmarried couples who have a sexually intimate relationship and who share a residence |
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Life Structure
(Levinson)
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| A key concept underlying the design of a persons life, consisting of the relationships with significant others-- indivduals, groups, and institutions |
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A "Dream"
(Levinson)
[Male & Female] |
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Definition
An image of yourself in the adult world that guides decision making
[The dream for men typically emphasises achievement in career--career oriented women had "split dreams" invovling both marriage and career] |
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