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cisgendered |
sex and gender match |
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dominant gender schema |
is an ideology that serves to perpetuateinequalities in power and status. It states that:
a) sex is biological (2 options) b) gender expresses biological sex |
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intersex |
1.7% of children are born with a combination of male and female sexual organs |
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gerontology |
field of science that seeks to understand the process of aging and the challenges people face as seniors grow older |
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cohort |
a group of people who share a statistical or demographic trait |
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life course |
period from birth to death with several significant life events in between. |
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geriatrics |
medical specialty focusing on the elderly |
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primary aging |
cellular and molecular changes |
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secondary aging |
controllable factors such as lack of exercise and poor diet |
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senescence |
refers to the aging process including the biological, emotional, intellectual, social and spiritual changes |
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ageism |
discrimination based on age |
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gerontocracy |
a type of social structure wherein the power lies with the oldest members |
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disengagement theory (functionalism) |
suggests that withdrawing from society and social relationships is a natural part of growing old |
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activity theory (functionalism) |
the more active and involved an elderly person is, the happier they will be |
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continuity theory (functionalism) |
the elderly do not drastically change their lifestyles, behaviours, or identities |
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modernization theory (critical sociology) |
industrialization and modernization are the causes of the elderly losing power and influence |
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subculture of aging theory (symbolic interactionism) |
focuses on the shared community created from the elderly after they are excluded from participating in other groups |
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selective optimization with compensation theory (symbolic interactionism) |
successful personal development through the life course and mastery of challenges associated with everyday life are based on selection, optimization and compensation |
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gerotranscendence (symbolic interactionism) |
as people age, they transcend the limited views of life they had in earlier times |
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exchange theory (symbolic interactionism) |
one's status and role identity depends on an ongoing exchange on social resources |
