Final Flashcards
agents of socialization
1) family and primary caregiver 2) media 3) peers 4) education 5) technology 6) religion and spiritual community 7) community and neighborhood 8) work place, job
6 components of inter-generational solidarity
1) family structure 2) associational solidarity
3) affectual solidarity 4) consensual solidarity
5) functional solidarity 6) normative solidarity
associational soildarity
the degree to which members of a lineage are in contact with one another and engage in shared behavior and common activities
affectual solidarity
the degree of positive sentiment expressed in the inter-generational relationship
consensual solidarity
the degree of consensus or conflict in beliefs or orientation external to the family
functional solidarity
the degree to which financial assistance and service exchange occur among family members
normative solidarity
the norm of familialism held by family members in terms of expectations of proximity and assistance
ascribed status
involuntary status, born into social class, disability, sex, age, race, genetics
achieved status
voluntary status, student, mom, wife
aging effects
gray hair, declining hearing or vision,
period effects
affect all age groups in society at the same time, ex. introduction of e-mail - a change in communication
cohort effects
associated with events affecting groups of people during the same years - GI generation, baby boomers generation x
active life expectancy
the number of years one can except to live beyond age 65 without significant functional impairment due to disabilities or chronic illness
epidemiology
the use of statistical techniques to study the distribution of diseases in human population such as heart disease, cancer, and stroke are the current leaders in deaths in those over 65
gender
women live longer, more likely to suffer poverty,
medicare
chief federal government program that pays for health care for people age 65 + covers about 1/2 of out of pocket expenses
medicaid
is a joint government program supported by federal and state funds that help people with low income and assets pays foe some or all their health care needs pays for about 36% of nursing home care costs
medigap
pays whats left after medicaid about 30% have it to cover the remainder of the medical bills
suicide
choose to die
death with dignity
dying but don’t want to diagnosed / have a terminal illness
cumulative disadvantage
lower SES over life course and is perpetuated in old age
blue zone
a region of high longevity such as the island of Sardinia or Okinawa
medicaid
a joint government program supported by federal and state funds that helps people with income assets pay for some or all of their health care needs pays for 36
