Chapter 13 Sociology Quiz

super centenarians are people who are _____ and older

110

my mother-in-law's health issues are a result of years of "hard living" and not taking care of herself. This is referred to as _____.

secondary aging

Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's book on Death and Dying added much content knowledge to which field?

thanatology

sociologists have adopted the phrase "graying of the U.S." What does this mean?

the greatest part of the population is reaching the age of 65 and entering old age

a symbolic interactionist may choose to study senior centers, and other groups of elderly people. which theory might they find most useful for their study?

subculture of aging theory

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as the elderly retire, those that find replacement roles tend to be happier than those that completely disengage from society. which functionalist theory does this best represent?

activity theory

what is the basic idea behind disengagement theory?

as people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society

according to Erik Erickson's theory on aging, what is the final hurdle that most people who reach old age must overcome?

despair

which of the following is not true about old age?

elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex

some conflict theorists ascribe to the idea that as time and technology move forward, elderly people are left behind and they lose social standing and power. which specific theory does this describe?

modernization theory

what is the dependency ratio?

the comparison of working people to non-working people

when elderly people are revered for their wisdom and are considered leaders of a group of people, they are functioning under a(n) _____.

gerontocracy

symbolic interactionists are also interested in studying the narratives of the elderly, and how some elderly individuals move beyond the limited life views held in earlier times. which theory might they find most useful in their study?

gerotranscendence

what is a social issue that many elderly females discover that they are victims of?

having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors

no one in the U.S. can watch the news without hearing about the struggle over social security. which approach has been used in the past to avoid the program's collapse?

increase the age at which someone can start collecting social security

a social gerontologist finds it interesting that your grandmother (mentioned in question 2) is chronologically old enough to be considered old-old. The fact that your grandmother separates herself from the "people down at the senior center" illustrates that there is an element of aging that is _____.

socially constructed

your grandmother is still very active and loves to get her friends together for a night out on Fridays. She and her friends always talk about all those "old old people down at the senior center who like to play bingo." About how old are the old-old senior citizens to whom they are referring?

85+

the stage of dying proposed by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in which people often think, "Oh no, this can't be happening to me," is _____.

denial

my mother in law has a myriad of health problems and now lives in a nursing home. This is particularly disconcerning, because she is only 69. Sociologists would consider her _____.

young-old