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HDFS 105 1st Edition Lecture 18 Outline of Last Lecture I. Your valuesII. Family valuesIII. Demographics of adulthoodIV.EducationV.Features of emerging adulthood time of transition (Arnett)VI.Physical development in early adulthoodVII.Cognitive development- PiagetVIII.Carol GilliganIX.Our society’s love for early adulthoodX.Social normsXI.Erikson’s stage- early adulthoodXII.Levinson research- early adulthoodXIII.Adult attachment categoriesXIV.Mental healthXV.RapeXVI.Friendships in early adulthoodXVII.Love relationshipsXVIII.Variations in family organization and structureXIX.Becoming parentsXX.Changes in the division of household laborXXI.Do all couples become parents?XXII.Unmarried couplesXXIII.DivorceOutline of Current Lecture I. Possible conflicts in the future- middle adulthoodII. What is likely to happen to you in the next 20 years? Current LectureI. Possible conflicts in the future (middle adulthood) a. Financial issues- mortgage b. Health issues- including spontaneous accidentsc. Mental issues- depression, stress d. Relationship issues (not enough time with your significant other because of other responsibilities; domestic violence occurs in every social class; divorce)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.e. Problems with your children (including health problems)f. You cannot control what happens despite your willingness to keep everything under controlII. What is likely to happen to you in the next 20 years? a. Getting married (ever married)i. Women- 83.7%ii. Men- 80.6% iii. Over a lifetime between 43-46% of marriages end in divorce iv. Not working when having children age 6-17 years old1. Women- 23.1%2. Men- 6.9%ii. Not working when having children age under 6 years old 1. Women- 38.2%2. Men- 4.6% b. How many times will you change a job?i. More than 10 (there's no security in your job; younger and cheaper people will replace you)b. Lose your job?i. Depends on economic conditions, education.. But 1%-2% of people lose their job every yearii. Unemployment is typically overwhelmingb. Going through an economic recession i. You will work through (or not) several recessions until you are 40 ii. Unemployment rate is much higher than your chances of winning the lotteryb. Collegei. Women earn about 50% of bachelor's degrees and 60% of master's degreesii. Still, women focus more on traditional female kinds of roles like teaching, socialwork, and nursing b. The middle class is struggling i. Majority of Americans identify themselves as middle class (considered a healthy society); however, researchers concluded that the middle class were those who made $45,000 to $90,000 in 2006. researchers are finding that the middle class is experiencing a "squeeze"; the middle class has been shrinking; ifyou're in the middle class, it's easier to fall down to lower class than to move up to upper classb. How to economy affects youi. Low-wage jobs and nonstandard work1. Federal minimum wage, which rose from $6.55 to $7.25 an hour in 2009, increased the wages of less than 4% of the workforce 2. Full time jobs are being replaced by part-time jobs b. Women's participation in the labor forcei. High proportions of high school and college women who say that they expect to marry, have children, and work are right on target b/c many of them will have to work to make ends meetii. Days when mothers stayed home and raised children are disappearingiii. Important for a couple to be dual earners iv. More than one half of all American mothers with a child younger than 1 year workv. They work longer during their pregnancy and return more quickly to workvi. Why do women work?1. Men's participation in the workforce has gone down and women's has increased, why?2. Many men's employment in the 1980s and 1990s dropped due to offshoring and deindustrialization (competing with foreign workers that are hard-working and cheaper for


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