HOD-1250 Chapter Notes - Chapter 50-54; 109-120: Dormer, Ageism, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: Vanderbilt University
• Department: Human and Organizational Development
• Course: HOD-1250
• Professor: Griffith Brian

Document Summary

Generatvity: having an interest in establishing and guiding the next generation. Raises question of legacy: awareness of one"s own morality, an awareness that seems to become more. Parenthood primary means concern with future generations and society as a whole: other means: products, ideas, works of art, taking care. Generative people interested in making contribution, leading productive life. Multidimensional construct arise from fusion of 2 desires: agentic drive (self-asserting existence) to be or. Stagnate remained locked into personal needs and interests. In midlife generative tendencies become psychosocial focus of development radius of care to do something that transcends death and the communal need to be nurturant (part of something bigger) Peterson measure generativity in college-women: generative adults have leadership roles & norm bearers, display prosocial personal qualities, psychologically healthy and fulfilled, careers with fulfillment for prosocial/care (not money, expanding radius of care, gratitude to mentors. Changes in life cycle require changes in fixe-stage theories tied to age.