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DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS AND LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT (Chapter 26)…
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITIONS AND LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT (Chapter 26)
Population Processes
Major transition in society
the 2nd demographic Transition
cultural changes in the family , changes in the women role
marriage/unions
cohabitation instead of marriage
divorces
gender roles
women can work outside the mother role
family formation
single mather or father
partnership
people living by them self
"freedom to choice"
delaying/avoiding parenthood
the Longevity Revolution
changes in the society as aging is turning to decrease in mortality in the population
as the industrial era is growing, births and death decrease
life expenses is to high to maintain a child
health technology improve, less people die
Fertility Decline
changes in levels of fertility from high to low. big demographic transition that affect greatly the life development
Fertility transitions appear because many factors
Cultural
Environmental conditions
Institutional
society adjustment
birth prevention policies
society unable to deal with high natality
antinatalist
CONSEQUENCES FOR LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
the Life Course
Framework
Trajectories event
all these sets of experiences happens within the life span of individuals
demography studies
life stories analysis
statistical measures
demographic tools
class model of life phatways
event modeling strategies
history model
life course
Transitions
Childhood
life span starting point
Family as the primary institution to provide care to the child
History of childhood
P. ARIES (1962), "19th century Privileged age"
value children as an individual accepting all the factor that childhood has as total incrementing emotionally and their development
18th + 19th century children cruel treatments in European societies (force labor, abuse, etc)
leading to present with child labor legislation among other
ALWIN , 20th century value of nurturing children in Western Countries
Stressing children self-determination to obey.
situation have decrease as parent contribute to children development
Fertility Declines and the Nature of Childhood
life is becoming consumerist an taking care of a child is a great cost that now days, educated society is not motivated to take responsabilities in terms of wealt and self development
Adolescence
Transition period to adulthood in which young people develop
History of Adolescence
from a historical definition, that adolescence is flexible and open to changes
The Impressionable year
the importance of the stage in how the young people change interacting with the environment, having experiences to build their autobiographies as being flexible and open to change
their identities
transition to Adulthood
a period that is full of various transitions, like school, work, marriage
Social Pathways and the Life Course
Macmillan and Eliason’s (2003
Social roles that give charasteristic to the individual life course. Giving Life Paths in transitions to Adulthood
Latent Life Path I, II, III
Adulthood
midlife of an individual starting from age 30
Traditional Views
TRaditionally at this point individual has achieve many objectives in adult life ex, schooling, marriage, labor market, etc
Life cycle
biological and social construction of individuals life span
Parenthood
State of being a parent and all the Biological and social responsibilities involved.
Transition from work
event that occur in a persons life when is not longer capable to be in the labor marker, as per age, health or cognitive matter
the third age
french term to mention the new life stage of an individual that is passing from middle age to a period of active retirement
old age
part of the population that is growing older, some with physical and cognitive disabilities disabilities