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disengagement theory
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*withdraw from society
- aging IV becasue they are old - everyone does it different ages - ignores social context and individuality * DIFFERENTIAL DISENGAGEMENT: - only certian roles fall out of but maintain others |
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activity theory
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* better adjustment more active you are
- maintain activities midlife AKA: implicit theory aging |
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continuity theory
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Keep as many roles as possible but can drop ones think cant do
-Internal: Personality -External:Past role performances (ex:activities) |
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exchange theory
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cost and benifit - allocation of resources
- elders lose power and resource get older (NO! ex: supreme court) - excange btwn generations Ex: parents help w/ $ in college |
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Subculture theory
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*people act certian way b/c they are certian age group (share values/views)
EX: nursing home setting - culture within whole culture - act same way (NOT REALLY TRUE!) according to theory |
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social construction theory
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*we construct reality of aging/ what it is to be old
- what an elder is? - attributions people b/c they are old - stereotypes/ what appropriate |
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modernization theory
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*elderly lose status when socity went from agricultural to industral society
- elders neglected by children (NO!) - 21st century have many programs only for senior citizens! |
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Age stratification theory
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*break people into groups
EX: race/sex/age/marital staus - allocate privlages to people based on age -ristrictions and privlages people |
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political economy theory
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*goes on at societal level affects status of elders
-institutional gov. level (Social Security/medicare (+)) (drug benefit (-)) driving test keep licence |
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feminist theory
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*gender central focus- relationship btwn genders
- female less power than male |