theme 8 social development in adulthood and old age
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THEME 8 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE. HEALTH. SOCIAL RELATIONS. PROTECTION AGAINST STRESS. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT. INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT. SOCIAL RELATIONS THROUGHOUT ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE. Convoy or Caravan Model (Kahn and Antonucci, 1980). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
THEME 8
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN ADULTHOOD AND OLD
AGE
SOCIAL RELATIONS
HEALTH
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
PROTECTION AGAINST STRESS
INSTRUMENTAL SUPPORT
SOCIAL RELATIONS THROUGHOUT ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE
Convoy or Caravan Model (Kahn and Antonucci, 1980)
* Convoy changes throughout life cycle (adolescence, adulthood)
* Theory of Socioemotional Selectivity
* Changes in composition
* Cultural and gender differences
* Theory of Functional Specificity
SOCIAL RELATIONS THROUGHOUT ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE
Theory of Equity
* People maintain just and equitable relationships
* Differences in gender:
men = more focus on exchanges
women = more focus on community
SOCIAL RELATIONS THROUGHOUT ADULTHOOD AND OLD AGE
Friendship
* Lack of studies
* Functions change at each moment of life cycle
* Less friendships in old age
ATTACHMENT DURING ADULTHOOD
Changes in subject(s) of attachment
Aspects that stay the same throughout adulthood
Aspects that change
ATTACHMENT DURING ADULTHOOD
Some aspects of attachment stay the same as in childhood:*Desire for proximity to the subject of attachment *The welfare associated with his/her presence *Anxiety when faced with separation or loss
Other aspects change:*Greater tolerance of separation *Manifestations of attachment less frequent and flagrant*More stable representational model *Affliction caused by separations less frequent and less bothersome
STERNBERG’S THEORY ABOUT LOVE
INTIMACY
PASSION COMMITMENT
Infatuation
Fatuous Love Empty Love
Companionate Love
Liking
Romantic Love
Consummate
Love
Falling In Love: the initial phase of a romantic relationship Sudden appearance Intense desire for intimacy and reciprocation Frequent and uncontrollable thoughts about the other
person Loss of concentration Physiological activation when the other person is present Idealization of the other person Hypersensibility to the desires and necessities of the
other person
THE LIFE OF A COUPLE, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY
*Marriage as the most common way of life
* Pressure to marry lessened
More single people
More de facto partnerships
CHOOSING A PARTNER (Feingold, 1992)
* Important aspect that is well-studied
* Factors related to initial attraction are different than those involved in the establishment of a relationship
SUCESSIVE STAGES
1. PROXIMITY
2. ATTRACTION
3. SIMILARITY
4. RECIPROCITY
5. COMPLEMENTARY
STAGES IN MARRIAGE
1. THE NEW COUPLE
2. TRANSITION TO PARENTHOOD
3. MID-LIFE ADOLESCENCE
4. THE EMPTY NEST
5. CULMINATION
STAGES IN MARRIAGE
1. THE NEW COUPLE
Highest levels of satisfaction and highest divorce rates
TASKS TO COMPLETE:
1. Economic security
2. Establish a comfortable home
3. Adjust to relationships with friends and family
4. Establish a satisfactory sexual relationship
5. Become accommodated to partner’s habits
6. Establish a model for communication, conflict resolution, and decision making
STAGES IN MARRIAGE
2. TRANSITION TO PARENTHOOD
From the birth of the first child until he/she reaches adolescence
* Changes in the relationship of the couple and their relationship with friends and family (way of life)
* Marital satisfaction tends to diminish:
58% equal 37% gets worse 5% gets better
* Fight for power (about 7 years)
STAGES IN MARRIAGE
3. MID-LIFE ADOLESCENCE
From the beginning of the first child’s adolescence until the last child moves out
* Adaptation to the changes in adolescent children
* Tends to coincide with mid-life crisis
* Pressure of the life cycle: care for parents and children
* Inversion of roles and redefinition of the couple’s relationship
STAGES IN MARRIAGE4. THE EMPTY NEST
From when the last child moves out until retirement
* Regardless of the topic, conjugal satisfaction tends to improve
* Losses can reinforce the relationship
* Accentuates the inversion of roles
* Some factors that facilitate adaptation:
- Work outside the house
- Good relationship
- Children move out in phases and at proper age
STAGES IN MARRIAGE
5. CULMINATION
From retirement to widowhood
* Variable duration
* Relatively satisfactory stage of companionship and interdependence
* Adaptation to retirement and preparation for widowhood
SEPERATION AND DIVORCE
*Important increase in separation and divorce
*Less social stigma
RISK FACTORS
Age
Economic factors
Divorced parents
Phases SEPERATION
ADAPTATION
RECONSTRUCTION
WIDOWHOOD
*More frequent among women:
*Women adapt better
- Better social abilities and relations - Younger and healthier - More resources for domestic tasks
* Influences: age--social support--self-sufficiency
WIDOWHOOD
Rupture of emotional link
Economic loss
Loneliness and isolation
WIDOWHOOD
PHASES
Preparation
Stage 1: Protest
Stage 2: Desperation
Stage 3: Recuperation
WORK AND CAREER
* The importance of work
WORK
IDENTITY AND SELF-CONCEPT
SELF-ESTEEM AND SATISFACTION
SOCIAL RELATIONS
VALUES
STRESS
WORK AND CAREER
From an extrinsic motivation to an intrinsic motivation
PHASES OF A CAREER
EXPLORATION
ESTABLISHMENT
MANTAINENCE
DECELERATION
WORK AND CAREER
UNEMPLOYMENT
* Loss of income
* Stress
* Health
* Decrease in self-esteem
PROTECTIVE FACTORS:
Social support - economic resources – attribution of failure
RETIREMENT AS A
CULTURAL PHENOMENON
* Retirement is a recent phenomenon that is a result of the emergence of an industrial society that has:
a) An economy capable of generating an economic surplus b) A public or private pension system
* Retirement was a response to the excess workforce of older people and to the overflow of resources to address poverty
* Establishment of Social Security systems
(Germany, 1889; England 1909; U.S.A., 1935)
* Replanting of age of retirement
PHASES OF RETIREMENT
1. Pre-retirement
3. Disillusionment
2. Honeymoon Phase
4. Reorientation
5. Stability
6. Finalization
ADAPTATION TO RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT
LEVEL OF INCOME
PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT
HEALTH
How important the subject considers work and his/her subjective perception of his/her health and economic situation will influence adaptation
THEORIES ABOUT ADAPTATION TO RETIREMENT AND HEALTHY AGEING
THEORY OF DETACHMENT
*Adaptation to ageing involves a progressive withdrawal from roles and compromises *Detached people would be more satisfied
THEORY OF ACTIVITY
*The more active a person is, the better that person ages
THEORIES ABOUT ADAPTATION TO RETIREMENT AND HEALTHY AGEING
Is this the correct theory?
* Depends on each person and his/her past way of life
* Also important is the type of activity: informal and with company
* Detachment is limited to the end of life
FACTORS THAT FALICITATE RETIREMENT
Capacity to confront stressful situations
When the changes are minimal
When retirement is gradual
Many personal resources (health, income, social support)
Personal qualities (flexibility, positive attitude towards retirement)
When expectations have been met