Analysis of the Stages in Life Span Development

male in the school age stage of development. Similarities between both the male and female included their goals for the future which focused around extremely successful careers. The ten year old male wanted to be a professional athlete and the eight year old female wanted to be a famous singer. The most important people in both the interviewees' lives included their families and their teachers. Including teachers in this response was unique to school age children. The ten year old male said that his biggest fears included being home alone and someone kid napping him while the eight year old female said she feared the rides at Hershey Park. Although their fears differed, they both said that they have become less afraid of their fears as they have gotten older.
             In addition, I interviewed a thirteen year old male and an eighteen year old female in the adolescence stage of development. College was a reoccurring theme in both interviews with the adolescence. Both of the adolescences claimed their number one goal in their life currently was to have the opportunity to attend college and complete a college education. The most important people in the adolescence lives differed among the two interviewees. The thirteen year old boy said that his family was the most important people in his life, while the eighteen year old girl said that her friends were most important. The eighteen year old said that death was her biggest fear but the thirteen year old boy said his biggest fears were sleeping alone in his bedroom and striking out in baseball. These fears drastically differed in level of severity.
             Third, I interviewed a twenty one year old male and a nineteen year old female in the emerging adulthood developmental stage. Both of their interviews were focused on a central theme of college and their future careers. Both of the emerging adults were most proud of their high school accomplishments.
             I interviewed a thirty seven year ...

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