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Physical and Cognitive Development in Young Adulthood Chapter Twelve
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. I.Aspects of Physical Development A.Sensory and Psychomotor Functioning B.Health Status 1. AIDS as Leading Cause of Death 2. Accidents as the Second Leading Cause of Death
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. 1.Link Between Behavior and Health 2.Diet 3. Exercise 4.Smoking C.Influences on Health and Fitness
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. 5.Alcohol 6.Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity 7.Gender
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. II.Adult Cognition A.The Shift to Postformal Thought 1.William Perry’s College Study 2.Characteristics of Postformal Thought 3.Five Ways of Knowing
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. B.Sternberg: Insight and Knowhow 1. Componential Element 2.Experiential Element 3.Contextual Element C. Intelligence Tests as Predictors of Job Performance D.Emotional Intelligence
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. III.Moral Development A.Live and Learn: The Role of Experience in Kohlberg’s Theory 1.Life Experience 2.Possibility of a Stage 7 3.Cross-Cultural Perspective
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. B.Life-Span Issue: How Does Faith Change Across the Life Span? 1.Faith as a Perspective 2.Stages of Faith C.Gilligan’s Theory: Women’s Moral Development 1.Alternative to Kohlberg’s Justice Orientation 2.Stages of Moral Development in Women
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. IV.Education A.Adult Literacy B.Higher Education 1.Women in College 2.Dropping Out of College
Copyright © 1998 The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved. A.Underemployment B.Work and Ethnicity C.Work and Gender D.Work and Age V.Entering the World of Work