Unit 5 Flashcards
define kin keeper
a cross cultural expectation that women will organize family events and maintain contact with family members
define retirement
voluntary or involuntary withdrawal from the workplace, retirement is known as “golden years” because they don’t have to do anything, 20th century development resulting from increase in life expectancy
what is middle adulthood
years between 40 and 65
In which year is the difference between male and female pay the most?
1995
In senior years, what changes in the men to women ratio? Does the same happen to their pay?
The changes are; more women working than men, but men are being payed more
What is the shocking trend for aging for single women?
There is a lot more single women 75 and older living below the poverty line
What sex lives alone the most?.
Elderly women
What percentage lives in “homes” or institutions?
9%
How do you see social exchange working on seniors in terms of their self esteem and emotional health?
The seniors see their self worth as lower
but the money is very beneficial
What is the stability template model
assumes individuals can’t change once they enter adulthood– basic personality is formed in childhood (freud theory)
What is generativity
the central task in middle adult hood– establishing and guiding the next generation
who came up with generativity
erik erikson
what is integrity
people seek this later in life– is a result from living out of ones identity
what is the orderly change model
explains that individuals identity is formed early in life but changes with interaction with environment and experiences
what is the theory of random change
explains that fate/non-normative events cause change in identity because of how individuals adapt to their new roles
what is the social construct theory
related to symbolic-interactionism– says that actions and feelings of individuals have no intrinsic meaning not heir own, but are given meaning by the theoretical perspectives that are developed for their explanation
what are seasons
stages of live, in terms of aging (biological clock)
what is the psychological clock
determines the meaning that individuals make out of their own lives
what is stagnation
by becoming self-indulgent, individuals can develop
what are the 4 types of generativity
biological, parental, cultural, technological
what is biological generativity
parenthood
what is parental generativity
raising children
what is cultural generativity
sharing culture and traditions
what is the technological generativity
passing on of knowledge
what is Middle age
time of life when children left home, but now childbearing is being delayed the time is different; the period between early adulthood and old age, usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65 (from the internet)
what is the social clock
defines age strata
what is age strata
layers within a society, different cohorts (generations)
what is generation
people born in the same time frame; each has different needs depending on what is happening around them like the war for example
what is family-work conflict
family responsibilities affect workplace roles does not significantly affect productivity, perhaps because workers are more focused and efficient on the job
what is the general trend of the chart?
females live longer, overall both sexes have a rising life-expectancy
how old is the largest part of our population in;
1971?
10 years old
1996?
35-40 years old
1981?
20
2006?
45
Now?
56
What cause the baby boom?
The war, when the men came back then they had lots of sex and made lots of babies
At what age do mother do the most work?
When the children are under 6 years old
When are father/mother work levels most egalitarian?
When they are childless or empty-nest (total opposite ends of the spectrum)
