Micro-level theories describe people and their relationships. These theories encompass the studies of how individuals change as they age. Micro-level theories use interpretive perspective. Macro-level theories look at social institutions, social systems, and whole societies. These theories examine the way that social institutions shape experiences and behavior. Macro-level theories use conflict perspective. There are three Theoretical Perspective used by Gerontologists, and they are the interpretive perspective, the functionalist perspective, and the conflict perspective. The interpretive perspective looks at how people relate to one another, how they define the situation, why they do what they do, and how they create social order.
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One of the stereotypes that older people are faced with all the time is that, older people need help. This is not true, just because someone is old does not automatically mean that they need help. Prejudice is another thing that the elder deal with, because we as a society have stereotypes which turn into prejudice. We may have a prejudice against an elderly driver, because we as a society think that all elderly drivers are bad. Discrimination is one of the many thing that the elderly have to suffer from. An elderly person might be discriminated against because they are considered to be too old and slow to keep up with the work …show more content…
Being physically active will increase your likely hood of living longer, and it will also decrease your risk of chronic diseases, and strengthen your bones. According to the Center for Disease Control fracture related to osteoporosis lead to direct care cost between twelve and eighteen billion dollars per year. Research shows that exercise can slow the rate of bone loss. One’s mental well-being is also very important because with your mental well-being still intact you will be able to fend for yourself better. An elderly person wants to maintain their independence for as long as they can, and when you have your mental well-being still intact, you will make it a lot farther in
One of the stereotypes that older people are faced with all the time is that, older people need help. This is not true, just because someone is old does not automatically mean that they need help. Prejudice is another thing that the elder deal with, because we as a society have stereotypes which turn into prejudice. We may have a prejudice against an elderly driver, because we as a society think that all elderly drivers are bad. Discrimination is one of the many thing that the elderly have to suffer from. An elderly person might be discriminated against because they are considered to be too old and slow to keep up with the work …show more content…
Being physically active will increase your likely hood of living longer, and it will also decrease your risk of chronic diseases, and strengthen your bones. According to the Center for Disease Control fracture related to osteoporosis lead to direct care cost between twelve and eighteen billion dollars per year. Research shows that exercise can slow the rate of bone loss. One’s mental well-being is also very important because with your mental well-being still intact you will be able to fend for yourself better. An elderly person wants to maintain their independence for as long as they can, and when you have your mental well-being still intact, you will make it a lot farther in