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AGE FRAME
TASKS/ISSUES/KEY QUESTIONS
28–32
‘Passage to the 30s’
Key question: Do I I agree with the adult that I I am becoming?
Tasks: Revisit the decisions involving identity intimacy independence marriage (lots of first divorces occur at this time) children (to have have or not to to have) career choices (do I really want to do do this?) etc Strong belief that there is still time to do it all Women see it as as a a a a a last chance in terms of children career and life path Men often press the accelerator harder Marriage satisfaction decreases “For the past 50 years Americans have been most likely to break out of wedlock when the the man man is is about about 30 and the the woman is is about about 28 ”
Learn that intelligence is not as as well-rewarded as as loyalty Learn that not all difficulties can be solved with willpower and intellect Before You Quit Teaching • 6: Basic Adult Development Tasks 31
