Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood

These flashcards cover key vocabulary and concepts related to social and personality development during early adulthood.

Social Clock

The culturally determined psychological timepiece providing a sense of whether we have reached the major benchmarks of life at the appropriate time in comparison to our peers.

Intimacy versus Isolation

A developmental stage in early adulthood focusing on developing close relationships with others.

Passionate Love

A state of powerful absorption in someone, characterized by intense physiological arousal and caring for one another’s needs.

Companionate Love

A strong affection for those with whom our lives are deeply involved.

Ginzberg’s Career Choice Theory

Suggests that people move through a series of stages when choosing a career: Fantasy, Tentative, and Realistic.

Career Consolidation

A stage entered between ages 20 and 40, when young adults become centered on their careers.

Homogamy

The tendency to marry someone who is similar in age, race, education, religion, and other basic demographic characteristics.

Avoidant Attachment Style

Characterized by discomfort with intimacy, difficulty trusting others, and a tendency to be less invested in relationships.

Cohabitation

Couples living together without being married.

Replace Level

The number of children that one generation must produce to replenish its numbers.