Midterm Flashcards
what is life span
it is the maximum mount of years you life
what is life expectancy?
the general prediction of amount of time you are supposed to live
- 83 for women and 79 for men
- 102 for humans
- highest in BC and lowest in newfoundland
what is the rule of 4ths?
the 1/4 decline of normal function
- disease
- disuse
- misuse
- physiological aging
what is demography
studying the aging within certain population over place and time usually a census every 4-5 yrs
- decline mortality and fertility rates
- increase in immigration
what is median age
chronological age at which the population divides into equal halves of younger and older people
-national median is 40
highest is 45 in japan
lowest is 15 in niger
what is ageism
social operation of young ppl with negative info of older people
- -varies in cultures
- resides in fear and vulnerability toward aging
revera age report
6/10 seniors aged 66 and older said they’ve been treated unfairly
what is apocalyptic demography
notion that a demographic trend like population aging has a catastrophic consequence for society
- social problem
- homogenization of old ppl
- age blaming
- intergenerational injustice
- social policy
activity theory
MICRO
to successfully age you need to be engaged
-meet social needs to be stable in life
disengagement theories
LINKING
letting go of social roles and responsibilities
-prepare for inevitable death
continuity theory
MICRO
choices made to preserve ties from the past
-lack of consideration for structural factors
social exchange theory
MICRO
more resources=max rewards=more social role
-person to person interaction is max reward
age stratification theory
LINKING
age cohorts over life course and stratification by age like baby boomers
-homogenious
modernization theory
MACRO
the more modern society is getting the less status older people get
- impacts from urbanization
- less about individual more about status within society
political economy theory
MACRO
treatment of older people can be understood in context of economy and shows inequality by age