human development paper about middle adulthood

Human Development

Spring 2016

Introduction

Middle adulthood occurs between the ages of forty to sixty. To better understand the development of an individual in this stage of life an interview was conducted. The subject of the interview was a co-worker who turned fifty years old this year. The three topics discussed will cover generation x, marriage, and career.

Generation X

Those born between 1964 to about 1984 are considered generation X (Erford. 2015, p. 346). The subject interviewed was born in 1966 so he is considered part of this generation.

Marriage

Marriage is different in middle adulthood than it is in early adulthood because of the time that has been invested in the relationship (Erford. 2015, p. 376).

Career

There are many reasons to change careers at midlife (Erford. 2015, p. 383). In this situation a midlife career change was necessary due to retirement from the military.

Conclusion