Chapter 10 & 12 (Final) Flashcards
passive leisure
watching tv, reading a book
active leisure
more often younger cohorts, due to health
the biggest factor influencing leisure activities
health
factors influencing leisure activities
health education income cohort differences gender differences geographical differences
road scholar
- non for program
- long life learning
- international
- 35+ years running
- millions of people involved
- a large variety of activities
free tuition age at McMaster
65
volunteer work and the aging population
- more younger people volunteer
- more hours are contributed by the less older people
is charitable donations a type of volunteering?
yes
informal volunteering
visiting seniors in their home
Benefits of volunteering
- social interaction
- sense of community
- giving back
volunteering challenges and barriers
- transportation
- location
- health status
- socioeconomic status
technology usage
- computers have become much more affordable
- use to stay in touch with people
structural lag
avenues that aren’t there for seniors making it so they cannot contribute what they are capable of contributing
contractors
people who have stopped at least one outdoor activity in the last year and have not learned any new activities since 65
lifespan development perspective
people can change, grow, develop at every age
expanders
people who have stopped no activities and learned at least 1 one new one since age 65
self-efficacy
what people believe they can do, people with a stronger sense of efficacy take on more tasks and put more effort in
gero-transcendence
in later life, the self begins to expand its boundaries and reflect on the meaning of human life
Institutes for learning in retirement
programs that offer older people a variety of educational formats from lectures, to seminars, to travel courses
weak social ties
link people from diverse backgrounds and expose them to new views
canadian executive service organization
- federal government program
- recruits volunteers
- serve as volunteers
Cyber Seniors Documentary: challenges
- lacking prior skills
- forget easily
- forgetting passwords
- not understanding the difference between different programs (email vs a website)
Cyber Seniors Documentary: generation gap
- changing relationships with family and friends
- increased interactions with others
- new friends
- allows them to connect again
Cyber Seniors Documentary: values brought and benefits
- social interactions
- humor and fun interaction
- new experiences
- shared stories
confidant
someone you confide in
common-law relationship
a couple lives together that are not married
LAT couples
living apart together
is remarriage common in later life
no
why is it more common to have widowed women than widowed men
1) women live longer
2) women tend to marry older men
3) men more often remarry
older people date to
- find partner
- stay socially active
- increase prestige
- sexual satisfaction
the second language of sex
develops in along term intimate relationship and focuses on intimateness and affection
boomerang children
adult children who return home after moving out at an earlier time
kin keepers
people who keep family members in touch with each other
skip generation household
grandparents raising grandchildren with the absence of parents
GRAND
the group that works to keep grandparents in touch with grandchildren
