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17 Cards in this Set
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What is the graying of America?
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the growing percentage of older people in the US population
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What is ageism?
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prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age, can be directed against any age group, including youth
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What is age cohort?
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people born roughly at the same time who pass through the life course together
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What is the disengagement theory?
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the view that society is stabilized by having the elderly retire from their positions of responsibility so the younger generation can step into their shoes
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What is the activity theory?
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the view that satisfaction during old age is related to a person's amount and quality of activity
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What is the continuity theory?
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the focus of this theory is how people adjust to retirement by continuing aspects of their earlier lives
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Overall, how are the elderly treated around the world?
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no single set of attitudes, beliefs or policies
-vary from exclusion/ killing to integration and honor |
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What is the overall global trend in terms of the elderly?
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elderly live longer
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In terms of the graying of America, what has become major issues?
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cost of Social Security, and health care
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How do symbolic interactionists view age?
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aging is socially constructed, no age has any particular built-in meaning, rather we use cultural cues to define age
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Social security legislation is an example of...
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one generation making demands on another generation for limited sources
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Name some organizations that watch out for the elderly. (2)
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AARP, the Gray Panthers
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Who are the most likely to abuse the elderly?
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their own family
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Women are more likely to...
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live alone and be poor
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What percentage of the elderly live in retirement homes?
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4%
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What are hospices?
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a cultural device designed to overcome the negative aspects of dying in hospitals
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Suicide is most common after age...
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75
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