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 Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood Resources Readings • Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. o Chapter 12, “Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood“ (pp. 549-616) Media • Laureate Education (Producer). (2013). Hernandezfamily: Episode 6 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 3 minutes. • Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., Brocksen S. (Eds.). (2014). Sessions: Case histories. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e-reader]. o "The Hernandez Family" Optional Resources • Sutin, A. R., & Costa, P. T. (2010). Reciprocal influences of personality and job characteristics across middle adulthood. Journal of Personality, 78(1), 257–288. Whitbourne, S., K., Sneed, J. R., & Sayer, A. (2009). Psychosocial development from college through midlife: A 34- year sequential study. Developmental Psychology, 45(5), 1328–1340. 

 Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle Adulthood Discussion Poverty in Young and Middle Adulthood a Discussion that includes the following: • An explanation of how poverty impacts the experience of individuals in young and middle adulthood • A statement as to whether you think poverty is the result of cultural or individual. characteristics; provide support for your position • An answer to the following questions about the theory of poverty you selected: o What aspects of this theory would be most suitable for your practice? Why? o What aspects of this theory do you find problematic in terms of your knowledge of social work practice? Explain. Be sure to support your posts with  specific references to the resources. If you are using additional articles, be sure to provide full APA-formatted citations for your references.