Psych 600 Wk 5 Discussion

The changes between early and middle adulthood can mean completing formal education or trade school, leaving home, starting a family, and gaining economic independence through a job. As people move from early to middle adulthood, their focus on certain aspects of life begins to mature. Review Section 4, “Careers, Work, and Leisure,” from Ch. 15, “Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood,” of your textbook before answering the questions. Respond to the following in your discussion: • How does job satisfaction and career development in middle adulthood relate to Erikson’s theory of generativity versus stagnation? • How does job satisfaction tend to differ between early and middle adulthood? Pay special attention to outside challenges, such as gender differences, experiences of ethnic minorities, and the term “glass ceiling.”