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Human Growth & Development

  Late Adulthood
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Human Growth & Development


Ψ  Man does not cease to play because he grows old, he grows old because he ceases to play. --- Drew Lachey

1. What are the similarities & differences between identity theory & behavioral genetics?

2. Compare the three types of stratification in late adulthood.

3. How can continuity theory be considered a dynamic systems theory?

4. What kinds of activities do older people undertake after they retire?

5. What changes typically occur in long-term marriages in late adulthood?

6. Compare the roles of friends and family in late adulthood.

7. How does reaction to death of a spouse differ for men ad women?

8. What factors affect the ability to perform ADLs and IADLs ?

9. What accounts for the increasing prevalence of the frail elderly?

10. What problems might arise in caring for the frail elderly person?

11. In your experience what kinds of help are easiest for you to give? To receive?


Human Growth & Development
Robert C. Gates
 

We are only young once. That is all society can stand. - Bob Bowen