Human life stages
Jul 13, 2019 20:15:26 GMT 10
Post by SharksFan99 on Jul 13, 2019 20:15:26 GMT 10
I don't believe we've had a thread based on this before. How would you define the different stages of a person's life? When does childhood end and adulthood begin? This is a topic that I personally have quite a lot of interest in. I studied Society & Culture as an elective when I was in Years 11 and 12, and part of the unit of work involved studying Erik Erikson's and Carl Jung's theories of psychosocial development.
Here's my take on this:
<12 months: Baby
Age 1-2: Infancy
Ages 3-4: Early Childhood
Ages 5-10: Peak Childhood
Ages 11-12: Late Childhood
Ages 12-14: Early adolescence
Ages 14-17: Adolescence
Ages 18-22: Emerging Adulthood
Ages 23-32: Early Adulthood
I personally consider Early Adolescence to be a different life stage from the later adolescent years. Just based on my own personal experiences from high school and what I have observed, ages 12-14 are a transitional stage between childhood and adolescence. It's the peak of puberty. Males in general are typically still immature at this stage. Emerging Adulthood is subjective and can depend on a number of different factors, but as a general consensus, I would regard it as being between the ages of 18 and 22. It's the period in your life where you have only recently graduated from high school, however you are still figuring out your way in life and are just starting to enter into the workforce or college/uni. You may have financial independence from your parents, but there's a strong likelihood that you are still living at home and continue to rely on your parents for a number of things.
Ages 33-40: Establishment Phase
Ages 41-59: Middle-aged
Ages 60-75: Senior years
Ages 75+: Elderly
Erikson believed Early Adulthood extended up until the age of 39, but I personally disagree with that. I think there are a number of social and psychological changes that occur during the Early 30s which warrant the separate grouping. A 34 year old isn't in the same stage of their life as someone who is 24.
Here's my take on this:
<12 months: Baby
Age 1-2: Infancy
Ages 3-4: Early Childhood
Ages 5-10: Peak Childhood
Ages 11-12: Late Childhood
Ages 12-14: Early adolescence
Ages 14-17: Adolescence
Ages 18-22: Emerging Adulthood
Ages 23-32: Early Adulthood
I personally consider Early Adolescence to be a different life stage from the later adolescent years. Just based on my own personal experiences from high school and what I have observed, ages 12-14 are a transitional stage between childhood and adolescence. It's the peak of puberty. Males in general are typically still immature at this stage. Emerging Adulthood is subjective and can depend on a number of different factors, but as a general consensus, I would regard it as being between the ages of 18 and 22. It's the period in your life where you have only recently graduated from high school, however you are still figuring out your way in life and are just starting to enter into the workforce or college/uni. You may have financial independence from your parents, but there's a strong likelihood that you are still living at home and continue to rely on your parents for a number of things.
Ages 33-40: Establishment Phase
Ages 41-59: Middle-aged
Ages 60-75: Senior years
Ages 75+: Elderly
Erikson believed Early Adulthood extended up until the age of 39, but I personally disagree with that. I think there are a number of social and psychological changes that occur during the Early 30s which warrant the separate grouping. A 34 year old isn't in the same stage of their life as someone who is 24.
