Chapter 1: Intro to Studying the Lifespan Flashcards
The study of human development is the science that seeks to understand:
- how and why all kinds of people change over time
- how and why they remain the same
- the generalities and specifics
Name the different areas/categories of which Lifespan Development covers
Age, socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, background, culture and nationality
Name the five characteristics of life-span perspective
Multidirectional Multi contextual Multicultural Multidisciplinary Plasticity
Each aspect of life is:
Multidirectional
- physical health, intellectual growth, social interaction
- up, down, stable erratic
Define Dynamic Systems
Process of continual change within a person or groups in which each change is connected systematically to every other development in each individual and every society.
different directions of a persons or groups continual change that is connected to eery other development in each individual and each society.
multidirectional
–> dynamic systems
examples of multidirectional contexts
physical, health, intellectual growth, social interaction.
up, down
erratic, stable
examples of multicontextual aspects
the social context:
historic
socioeconomic
cultural
impact of historical context varies with
AGE
examples of socioeconomic context
neighborhoods, education, income
What is collective efficacy?
neighbors create a functioning informal network to help each other out.
what is the best predictor of happiness and health?
quality of family support
examples of cultural contexts
set of values, assumptions, customs
decisions people make
clothing, housing
what is the kibbutz sleeping arrangement experiment study? (which context?)
multiculture
different sleeping practices
What is an ethnic group?
collection of people that share attributes, ancestral heritage, religion, customs, language
