Ch 11: Aging and the Life Course Flashcards
______ is biological, but has significant social implications
age
_____ is significant in the coordination of behavior and considered a master status
age
_____ are expectations about behavior considered appropriate for people of a given age
age norms
______ aging - physical parts; from how we look to how our bodies react to ill
physical
______ aging - the thinking parts; knowledge, cognition, emotions
psychological
______ aging - deals with social roles, the life course, and age norms
social
The physical and the psychological impact the social, but much of aging is ________
socially constructed
______ is often patterned, just like everything else people do
aging
_______ impacts social interaction in many ways
The Life Course
______ is often patterned
aging
Life-course events occur over a wide range of paths related to
culture, ethnicity, gender, social class, sexuality, etc
The _____ refers to one specific grouping, defined as old, elderly, or senior citizens
aged
The aged occupies the latter part of the aging process or toward the end of the _____
life span
_____, prejudice and discrimination based on age, is perpetuated by stereotypes
ageism
policy issues: ______
social security
social issues: _________
violence and elder care issues
job market: increasing ___________________
working population/job completion
______ is a very social thing
death
People will enter a ______ as people live longer and the need for more significant medical care increases
hospice care
Death, which was originally seen as a “private” thing is increasingly becoming managed by ________
bureaucratic organizations/groups
_____ is also called “mercy killing” or “elective death”
euthanasia
______ is the deliberate ending of a person’s life to spare him or her suffering from an incurable and agonizing disease
euthanasia
______ suggests that the elderly who remain active will be the best adjusted
activity theory
