Ch.13

Industrialization

What is the primary driver of modernization theory?

The Bracero Program

Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

gerontology

a field of science that seeks to understand the process of aging and the challenges encountered as seniors grow older

Exchange theory

a theory which suggests that we experience an increased dependence as we age and must increasingly submit to the will of others, because we have fewer ways of compelling others to submit to us

Gerontocracy

a type of social structure wherein the power is held by a society's older members

Filial Piety

deference and respect to one's parents and ancestors in all things

hospice

healthcare that treats terminally ill people by providing comfort during the dying process

Supercentenarians

people 110 or older

Colorism

the belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group

life course

the period from birth do death, including a sequence of predictable life events

Amalgamation

the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group

Physician-assisted suicide

the voluntary use of lethal medication provided by a physician to end one's life