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A 4 page paper which examines what is myth and what is reality concerning middle age human development. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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many years, years prior to becoming elderly, people often envision people who are stuck in their ways, people who go through some mid-life crisis, women in stages of menopause, people
with less sexual drive, and generally one envisions people who are past any true stage of development. However, in this list of things, and in relationship to many other realities
and conditions, there are myths and there are realities concerning human middle development. The following paper examines the realities and myths of middle human development. Middle Age Human
Development Interestingly enough, back at the beginning of the 20th century people were only expected to live till around 47 years of age
(Welcome to the Ever Changing Stage of Life Known as Middle Adulthood, 2005). As such the study of middle life is relatively new, although one could argue it was applicable
to those in their late 20s a hundred or more years ago. The truth is that "Between the ages of 35-60, we find vast changes in many areas of our
lives" and this time in ones life is often considered middle human development. And, it is important to note that this particular group of people has been the subject of
a great deal of study of late due to the fact that there are so many "baby boomers" coming of middle and elderly ages, pushing aside many myths about middle
aged people (Life in the Middle, 2005). Truths about this period in life involve changes that are "related to our lifestyle include:
physical development and health, career and finances, marriage, and leisure activities. For many, midlife is a time when they start to think about how much time they have left" (Welcome
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