Anyone can earn credit-by-exam regardless of age or education level.Not sure what college you want to attend yet? In this lesson, we'll look at the major influences on development in late adulthood, including normative and non-normative change.As people age, they have a lot to deal with. This stage can occur out of the sequence when an individual feels they are near the end of their life (such as when receiving a terminal disease diagnosis).Erikson collaborate with his wife, Joan, through much of his work on psychosocial development. Friends may be more influential than family members for many older adults. A minority lives in planned retirement communities that require residents to be of a certain age.
But offering more educational experiences to a diverse group of older adults, including those who are institutionalized in nursing homes, can enhance the quality of life.People tend to become more involved in prayer and religious activities as they age. Prosecuting a family member who has financially abused a parent is very difficult. “So, what do you say today, Earl?” she asks. Older adults who have been divorced since midlife tend to have settled into comfortable lives and, if they have raised children, to be proud of their accomplishments as single parents. Ageism is a modern and predominately western cultural phenomenon—in the American colonial period, long life was an indication of virtue, and Asian and Native American societies view older people as wise, storehouses of information about the past, and deserving of respect. Many adults 65 and older continue to work either full-time or part-time either for income or pleasure or both. Most are cared for by their spouse, or by a daughter or daughter-in-law. Erikson (1959/1980) notes in this regard:Thus, persons derive a sense of meaning (i.e., integrity) through careful review of how their lives have been lived (Krause, 2012).
Thirty percent of the grandparents studied by Cherlin and Furstenberg were remote.2. For some, it means solitude. In this lesson, we'll look at stereotypes and the truth about late adulthood.Late adulthood is a time of great change and adjustment.
If not, the person yields to despair that their lives cannot be relived and mistakes fixed. Roles may also change, as many are grandparents or great-grandparents, caregivers to even older parents or spouses, or receivers of care in a nursing home or other care facility.It has become increasingly common for grandparents to live with and raise their grandchildren, or also to move back in with adult children in their later years. Solitude involves gaining self-awareness, taking care of the self, being comfortable alone, and pursuing one’s interests (Brehm et al., 2002).Couples who remarry after midlife, tend to be happier in their marriages than in first marriage. About 2 out of 10 women aged 65 to 74 were widowed compared with 4 out of 10 women aged 75 to 84 and 7 out of 10 women 85 and older. Those who do leave by choice adjust to retirement more easily. People approach late adulthood and the process of aging differently. According to About 4 percent of older couples chose cohabitation over marriage (Chevan, 1996).
As a person grows older and enters into the retirement years, the pace of life and productivity tend to slow down, granting a person time for reflection upon their life. Mandatory retirement is now illegal in the United States.