Jeff's Development Through Middle Adulthood Jeff is a 50-year-old Caucasian Jewish male, CEO of a medium-sized company, which he built from the ground up ( Argosy University Online, 2015). probably feeling calmer and less negative, spending more time on the golf course, in self-reflection, with greater passion for others (Austrian, 2008). According to Austrian (2008), Jeff has progressed to Erik Erikson's seventh stage of generativity versus stagnation (ages 45 to 65), in which he extends to the next generation and guides them to a successful career (p. 208). . Erikson placed a lot of emphasis on the adolescent period, believing it to be a crucial stage in the development of a person's identity, so not much emphasis is placed on the middle adult stage (Argosy University Online, 2015). He is devoted to family, faith and his socioeconomic status. The eldest daughter, currently in college, will most likely take advantage of the nepotism in her successful company, to gain experience on the job and successfully carry on her father's traditions. Jeff's wife will suffer more from empty nest syndrome when her youngest daughter goes to college next year. Jeff and his wife, married in their early thirties, find themselves in the sandwich generation (the cost of college) and his and/or wife's parents, while he was at the height of his career. Although his wife is a stay-at-home mom, her busy charitable organization work and her daughter's high school activities require that they provide in-home care to their elderly parents with her parents' nest egg. No worries, Jeff was also able to secure his financial future with his earnings and the assistance of a recommendation......middle of the paper...... In closing, adulthood, the period longer in the life cycle that spans the years from adolescence to old age and involves decisions about many aspects of the individual's prior goals, family value, and life identification (Austrian, 2008). Currently the largest, most educated, and wealthiest group in the United States, many find themselves in the sandwich generation, caring for children and parents as they reach the pinnacle of their careers (Austrian, 2008). Between the years 1960 and 1985 the baby boomer population increased by 24%, with an expected increase of 47% between 1990 and 2050 (Austrian, 2008). Each transition involves the end of an existing life structure and the beginning of new ones with sociocultural life evolving around class, religion, ethnicity, family, politics and work (Austrian, 2008; Levinson, et al.. 1978:420).