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College of Social Sciences
BSHS 371 Version 3
Adult and Family Development
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Course Description
+n tis course, students learn about te pysical, social, emotional, and cognitive development of te adult in
today7s society6 )ey e5plore eac of te ma8or stages of adult development! young adultood, middle age, and
late life6 0yts about aging are e5amined, and current researc is revie9ed6 Factors influencing pysical and
mental ealt trougout te life cycle are e5plored, including tose tat contribute to developmental problems
and tose tat foster greater life satisfaction and ealt6 Students e5amine te resources and services for te
aged population6
Policies
Faculty and students#learners 9ill be eld responsible for understanding and adering to all policies contained
9itin te follo9ing t9o documents!
3niversity policies! :ou must be logged into te student 9ebsite to vie9 tis document6
+nstructor policies! )is document is posted in te Course Materials forum6
3niversity policies are sub8ect to cange6 Be sure to read te policies at te beginning of eac class6 4olicies
may be sligtly different depending on te modality in 9ic you attend class6 +f you ave recently canged
modalities, read te policies governing your current class modality6
Course Materials
Scaie, ;6 <6, = <illis, S6 -. >$""$?6 Adult development and aging >@t ed6?6 3pper Saddle *iver, (A! 4earson.
All electronic materials are available on te student 9ebsite6
Week One: Beliefs and Theories About Adulthood and Aging
Developmental ssues and the Tasks of !oung Adults
Details Due Points
Objectives 1.1 .5amine istorical and personal beliefs about adultood and
aging6
1.2 .5plore adult developmental teories and models6
1.3 .5amine researc metodologies used in e5ploring adult
development6
1.4 Define developmental tasBs usually associated 9it young
adultood6
1.5 +dentify developmental issues faced by young adults6
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Readins Read te <eeB 'ne *ead 0e First6
Read C6 1, $, = @ of Adult Development and Aging.
Read tis 9eeBCs .lectronic *eserve *eadings6
!artici"ation !artici"ate in class discussion6 1&$%&13 3
#onraded
$ctivities and
!re"aration
$ns%er te Commonly Held Beliefs Duestionnaire on p6 1E of Adult
Development and Aging6 <en you ave finised, cecB your
ans9ers 9it te ans9ers at te end of te capter and note te
areas 9ere your ans9ers differ 9it tose in te booB6 Consider
9ere you acDuired your beliefs6 4repare to discuss tem in class or
in an online discussion6
Consider a midlife or late&life developmental topic of personal
interest for individual researc6 Be prepared to submit a 1,7@"& to
$,%@"&9ord paper in A4A format 9it at least five references in
<eeB Four6
&earnin 'ea(
)nstructions
Revie% te <eeB 'ne 'b8ectives and discuss insigts and
Duestions you may ave6
Create te -earning )eam Carter6
Select -earning )eam members 9o must 9orB togeter trougout
te course6
Collaborate on t*e +oun $dult and Midli,e $dult &i,e Stae
)ntervie%s and Re"orts.
)ndividual
4erspectives on
Canges in
Adultood 4aper
-rite a 7""& to 1,"@"&9ord paper on your personal
perspective on canges tat occur trougout early, middle,
and late adultood6
<at is your personal pilosopyF
Ho9 do you perceive canges in activities, relationsips,
ealt, and mental outlooBF
Are your vie9s based on e5perience, or observationF
NOTE: This is a subjective opinion paper, no research is
required.
.or(at your paper consistent 9it E
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.dition A4A guidelines6
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Week T"o: Development ssues and Tasks of Midlife Adults
#amil$ Development Across the %ife &pan
Details Due Points
Objectives 2.1 +dentify developmental issues and tasBs faced by midlife adults6
2.2 .5plore male and female relationsips including se5ual beavior
and attitudes, intimacy, partner violence, marriage, divorce, and
alternative lifestyles6
2.3 +dentify adultood approaces to familial crises, partnersip or
marriage, and establisment of ne9 families6
2.4 *evie9 te influences of nuclear and oter types of families on
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social development of cildren and te social beavior of adults6
Readins Read te <eeB )9o *ead 0e First6
Read C6 3, E, = 7 of Adult Development and Aging.
Read tis 9eeBCs .lectronic *eserve *eadings6
!artici"ation !artici"ate in class discussion6 1&31&13 3
&earnin 'ea(
)nstructions
Collaborate on te Current *esearc on Developmental +ssues
4resentation6
Revie% te <eeB )9o 'b8ectives and discuss insigts and
Duestions you may ave6
)ndividual
Families *esearc
4aper
C*oose any topic related to families6 Appropriate topics migt
include!
Single&parent families
Stepfamilies
Foster families
/ay families
/randparents raising grandcildren
Adult cildren and teir parents
'ter related sub8ects G refer to te )able of Contents in
Adult Development and Aging
Consult 9it your instructor for oter topics and to obtain approval
for your cosen topic6
-rite a 1,7@"& to $,%@"&9ord researc paper in E
t
.dition A4A
format using at least five peer revie9ed references6
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:oung Adult and
0idlife Adult -ife
Stage +ntervie9s
and *eports
)ntervie% tree people 9o are in te young adult stage6 Address
adult development factors and utiliHe te Duestions listed belo9!
<at is important in your life rigt no9F
Ho9 is tis stage of life different from te previous one,
adolescenceF
Ho9 ave you canged since you ave become a young
adultF
<at 9ere your perceptions of 9at it 9ould be liBe to be a
young adultF
<at 9orries youF
Ho9 do you spend your timeF <at do you valueF
<at callenges ave you faced or are you facing at tis
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time of your life, and o9 ave you coped or o9 are you coping
9it temF
<at resources, community or oter9ise, ave you utiliHed
to deal 9it te callenges in your lifeF
$ssin individual team members to conduct te intervie9s or you
may conduct tem as a group6 Do not pressure interviewees to
reveal more than the are com!ortable sharing.
-rite a 3@"& to @""&9ord summary for eac intervie9ee of te tree
intervie9s and bring te summary to <eeB )9o for discussion and
submission6 "lease do not use the interviewees# real names.
)nclude a brief discussion of any stereotypes or ideas you ad about
te particular stage before te intervie96 Did te intervie9s cange
any misconceptionsF
!resent te :oung Adult and 0idlife Adult -ife Stage +ntervie9s and
*eport if assigned6 '/$MS $ and B
Week Three: Career Development in Adulthood
Cognitive Development in Adulthood
Details Due Points
Objectives 3.1 AnalyHe 9orB and career coices6
3.2 Define intelligence and investigate te istory of intelligence
testing6
3.3 .5plore teories of cognitive development6
Readins Read te <eeB )ree *ead 0e First.
Read C6 I = 1$ of Adult Development and Aging.
Read tis 9eeBCs .lectronic *eserve *eadings6
!artici"ation !artici"ate in class discussion6 $&7&13 3
&earnin 'ea(
)nstructions
#ote t*is assin(ent is due in -ee0 .our.
Collaborate on te Slo9ing te Biological ClocB *esearc Articles
and Bibliograpy assignment6
&ocate at least t9o articles about recent attempts to slo9 te aging
process by means of nutrition, e5ercise, surgery, and so on6
Revie% te <eeB )ree 'b8ectives and discuss insigts and
Duestions you may ave6
)ndividual
Career
Development
*esearc 4aper
Resources1 HollandCs Si5 4ersonality )ypes and )eir *elationsip
to Vocational 4references and CostaCs )ree&Dimensional 0odel of
4ersonality in C6 I of Adult Development and Aging
2escribe te early influences on your vocational aspirations and te
development of your 9orB etic6
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Revie% HollandCs Si5 4ersonality )ypes and )eir *elationsip to
Vocational 4references and CostaCs )ree&Dimensional 0odel of
4ersonality and assess 9ere your personality falls along tese
dimensions6
2escribe your current dream as it relates to a future career and
describe any mentoring influences tat you ave ad related to 9orB
and a career6 +n te upcoming BSHS 321 -ifelong -earning and
4rofessional Development course, you 9ill be e5amining your sort&
and long&range career goals in dept6
&ist aspects of te spillover effect and te 9orB&related stress issues
in your future career tat 9ill be important to consider6
-rite a 1,7@"& to $,%@"&9ord paper 9it at least tree references6
.or(at your paper consistent 9it E
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.dition A4A guidelines6
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Current *esearc
on Developmental
+ssues 4resentation
Create a $"&minute 0icrosoft
J
4o9er4oint
J
presentation 9it a
minimum of 1" slides covering current researc on a developmental
issue6 'o"ic to be a""roved b3 instructor b3 %ee0 t%o.
Researc* recent studies on one specific topic of interest6
$nal34e and apply appropriate developmental teories 9en
possible6 )opic coices migt include te follo9ing!
Single parentood
0ultigenerational families
0iddle&age crisis
+nfertility
)e sand9ic generation
Caregiving for aging parents
'ter topics discussed 9it and approved by te instructor
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:oung Adult and
0idlife Adult -ife
Stage +ntervie9s
and *eports
!resent te :oung Adult and 0idlife Adult -ife Stage +ntervie9s and
*eports if assigned to present tis 9eeB6 '/$MS C and 2
Week #our: Development ssues and Tasks of %ate'%ife Adults
Biological Development and Aging
Details Due Points
Objectives 4.1 +dentify developmental issues faced by late&life adults6
4.2 .5amine biological and cognitive factors associated 9it late life6
4.3 +dentify various influences on pysical development and te
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aging process6
4.4 .5amine canges in learning and memory in older adults6
4.5 .5plore biological teories and te effects of aging and disease6
Readins Read te <eeB Four *ead 0e First.
Read C6 %, 11, = 13 of Adult Development and Aging.
Read tis 9eeBCs .lectronic *eserve *eadings6
!artici"ation !artici"ate in class discussion6 $&1%&13 3
#onraded
$ctivities and
!re"aration
.valuation of 0idlife
or -ate&-ife
Developmental
)opic of 4ersonal
+nterest *esearc
4aper
/valuate anoter -earning )eam memberCs 0idlife or -ate&-ife
Developmental )opic of 4ersonal +nterest *esearc 4aper6
2iscuss and revie9 te final draft, 9ic is te copy ready for any
editing necessary before te final copy is prepared, and te
3niversity of 4oeni5 0aterial! <riting Analysis /uide6
Revie% eac item carefully and discuss any items tat reDuire
editing6 4repare your final copy for submission6
&earnin 'ea(
)nstructions
Collaborate on te *esource -ist of Services for te .lderly
4resentation6
Revie% te <eeB Four 'b8ectives and discuss insigts and
Duestions you may ave6
)ndividual
0idlife or -ate&-ife
Developmental
)opic of 4ersonal
+nterest *esearc
4aper
C*oose any topic related to course content6 Appropriate topics
migt include te follo9ing!
+ssues of male or female relationsips
/ender roles
Se5uality
0arriage
4arentood
/randparentood
Divorce
<ido9ood
-earning and memory
*etirement
'ter related sub8ects
Re,er to te te5tCs )able of Contents for oter ideas6 Consult 9it
your instructor for oter topics and obtain approval for your cosen
topic6
-rite a 1,7@"& to $,%@"&9ord paper 9it at least five peer revie9ed
references6
2escribe te topic and provide supportive data and researc6
2escribe o9 te topic affects tose involved, issues and problems
tat migt occur, and approaces and resources for resolving or
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improving te topic6
.or(at 3our "a"er consistent %it* 5t* /dition $!$ uidelines.
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Slo9ing te
Biological ClocB
*esearc Articles
and Bibliograpy
2iscuss te articles during your -earning )eam 0eeting6
.ocus on te concept of stopping a biologically driven
process6
<at are te risBs and benefitsF
<at are te motivations of tose selling tis ideaF
<at are te conseDuences to society and to individualsF
.5plore te potential long&term conseDuences of tese
practices6 <at are te implications to te provision of
uman services to te elderlyF
Sub(it a copy of te articles and create a 9ritten bibliograpy for
class discussion and submission to '-S6
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Week #ive: &ervice Deliver$ ssues of %ate'%ife Adults
(nd of %ife: Death and Bereavement
Details Due Points
Objectives 5.1 Describe te motivation, pysiological, and psycopatology
issues of aging6
5.2 .5plore and understand te uniDue features of providing uman
services to te aged population6
5.3 +dentify referral resources available to te uman services
professional 9orBing 9it te aged population6
5.4 Apply te Bey concepts of loss and grief to personal e5perience6
Readins Read te <eeB Five *ead 0e First6
Read C6 1", 1%, = 1@ of Adult Development and Aging.
Read tis 9eeBCs .lectronic *eserve *eadings6
!artici"ation !artici"ate in class discussion6 $&$1&13 3
)ndividual
2iscussion
6uestions
Ans9er te follo9ing in brief @" 9ord minimum paragraps6 4lease
include a cover page and references as necessary6
7 <at are some of te reasons people describe te baby
boomer generation as aving a current and future influence on
societyF
K Describe te treats to pysical ealt in te aging
population6 Do not list diseasesL instead, talB about 9at contributes
to poor ealt6
K <at are some of te family variations tat ave evolved
currently from te traditional nuclear family and 9at are some of te
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reasons and effectsF
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*esource -ist of
Services for te
.lderly 4resentation
Co("lete an +nternet searc for services available to special
populations6 Focus on services starting at te national level, regional
level, and local services6
.lderly financially stable&)eam A
)erminally ill adults&)eam B
0entally callenged&)eam C
.lderly reDuiring financial assistance&)eam D

!re"are a list of te services for addressing te uniDue needs of te

elderly population tat are available in your area6 )e list sould
include names and contact information of te agencies providing te
service, and a summary of te service6 All submissions sould be
clearly and correctly typed, spelled, and punctuated, and include a
cover page6
Create copies of your lists to sare 9it your classmates6
!re"are a 1"&minute informal -earning )eam presentation of your
resource list and summary information6
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