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13 Cards in this Set
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Social Construction of Aging |
-Aging is a socially constructedphenomenon -Attitudes toward the aged are rooted insociety and therefore differ from one socialgroup to another |
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Industrialization and Aging |
The effects of industrialization areapparent when looking at the distributionof the elderly |
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Least Industrialized Nationsand the Elderly |
pay no socialsecurity taxes and families take care oftheir own elderly with no governmentassistance |
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The Graying of America |
- The graying of American refers to the growingpercentage of older people in the U.S.population - Life expectancy rate |
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Symbolic Interaction Perspective |
We need to look at the symbols associatedwith old age What are some of the stereotypes andperceptions of aging? In Western culture, most people havedifficulty applying the label “old” tothemselves |
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Symbolic Interaction Perspective(4 factors) |
that spur people toapply the label of old to themselves: - Biology - Personal history or biography - Gender age - Timetables |
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Symbolic Interaction Perspective (meaning of old) |
Ageism refers to the prejudice, discrimination,and hostility directed against people because oftheir age |
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Functionalist Perspective |
Functionalist analyze how the parts of societywork together -Age cohorts - Disengagement theory -Activities theory -Continuity theory |
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Conflict Perspective |
-The young and the old are in a constant struggleto throw society in turmoil -Social security legislation -Dependency ratio |
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Problems Facing the Elderly |
Isolation and gender Nursing homes Elder abuse Elderly poor Race-ethnicity and poverty |
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Five Stages of Death and Dying |
-Ross studied how people cope duringthe living/dying interval -5 stages have been identified: Denial Anger Negotiation Depression Acceptance |
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Hospice Care |
- Emerged in response to what sociologists call an“institutionalized” death - Reduces the emotional and physical burden ofdying |
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Looking Towards the Future |
- Will include a new perspective of the elderly - Rising costs of heath care and medication - It is expected that by 2050, 82 million elderlymen and women will live in the U.S. |
