Chapter 25: Theories of Late Adulthood

Question 1

Theories that emphasize that social forces, particularly those related to a person’s social stratum or social categories, limit individual choices and affect the ability to function in late adulthood as past stratification continues to limi life in various way.s

Answer 1

STRATIFICATION THEORIES

Question 2

The view that again makes a person’s social sphere increasingly narrow, resulting in roll relinquishment, with drawl and passivity.

Answer 2

DISENGAGEMENT THEORY

Question 3

The view that elderly people want and need to remain active in a variety of social spheres-with relatives, friends and community groups- and become withdrawn only unwillingly, as a result of ageism

Answer 3

ACTIVITY THEORY

Question 4

Theories of psychosocial development that emphasize change and readjustment rather than either the ongoing self or the impact of stratification. Each person’ life is seen as an active, ever changing, largely self-propelled process, occurring within specific social contexts that are also constantly changing.

Answer 4

DYNAMIC THEORIES

Question 5

The theory that each person experiences the changes of late adulthood and behaves toward others in earlier periods of life

Answer 5

CONTINUITY THEORY

Question 6

Actions that are important to independent living, typically consisting of five tasks of self-care: eating, bathing, toileting, dressing and transferring from a bed to a chair. The inability to perform any of these tasks is a sign of frailty.

Answer 6

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE (ADLS)

Question 7

Actions that are important to independent living and that require some intellectual competence and forethought. The ability to perform these tasks may be even more critical to self-sufficiency than ADL ability

Answer 7

instrumental activities of daily life (IADLS)