Curvilinear Curve Theory

This theory is premised on Biblical belief that man “will live no longer than a hundred and twenty years (Gen. 6:3)”; life cycle theories that the charting of life course from birth to death occurs in successive, clearly defined stages, of which each stage is characterized by events or crises that must be satisfactorily resolved in order for development to proceed smoothly; and sociological concepts of reflexivity and relativism that hold that sociology frequently and critically analyses social arrangements rather than taking them as given and retaining them simply because they are traditional, and constantly monitors social life in order to improve it (reflexivity), and that, it does not accept one set of ideas as revealing the whole truth,

Curvilinear Curve is a mathematical concept used here to model the natural life course of a man from birth to death. This theory also views normal development to be in process as well as obeying variability principle. The era which a man is assumed to be most efficient in the overall conduct of his life affairs is between the ages of 40-80 (maturity phase). This window is herein called Curvilinear Efficiency Window of life. The theory described here, therefore represents only a selection from the range of extant development theories. It is propounded in the spirit of reflexivity and relativism. In an attempt to avoid the insinuations of hyper-factualism, references are made to relationship with extant theories. Its direct relevance to practical life has also been formulated. The paper is expected to generate intellectual questions leading to rigorous research efforts and critical academic

This window is herein called Curvilinear Efficiency Window of life.
Curvilinear theory of life deals with aspects of human biology and sociology. Sociology of people as described by Haralambos and Holborn, (2008) is quite dynamic and involves frequent changes in social order. It frequently and critically analyses social arrangements rather than taking them as given and retaining them simply because they are traditional. It involves the constant monitoring of social life in order to improve it. People become increasingly willing to change their beliefs, practices and institutions in the light of new knowledge and experience. This is called reflexivity.
Another aspect of sociology is that, it does not accept one set of ideas as revealing the whole truth, and it is prepared to accept that there is merit in the viewpoints of different groups. This is called relativism. Relativism denies the existence of absolute truth and argues that the ‘truth’ depends simply on who you listen to, which discourse is accepted. This is because signifiers are defined in terms of other signifiers, they cannot represent absolute reality (Haralambos & Holborn,