FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11-15: Flextime, Robert Sternberg, Vascular Dementia
5 Dec 2017
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Chapter 11: emerging adulthood: body, mind, and social world. Emerging adulthood: period of life between ages of 18 to 25. It is now thought of as a separate developmental stage. Biologically 18-25 is prime time for physical work and reproduction. However, during emerging adulthood, society expects more education, later marriage, and fewer children. Desk and factory jobs have replaced hard labor. Fertility rates have been on the decline not only in advanced nations but across the world like iran (from 7 to 1. 5), kenya (8-4), south america (6-2) World wide the birth rate from 1960-2010 fell from 4. 9 to 2. 45. Health does not change it improves, digestive, respiratory, circulatory, and sexual reproductive systems all function optimally at beginning of adulthood. Serious diseases are not apparent and childhood ailments are outgrown (ex. Emerging adults continue poor health habits, however trend toward better diets, regular exercise which improves mental and physical health.
