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,
