Chpt 13 final

Supercentenarians people who are ___ and older

110

Your grandmother is still Very active and loves to get her friends together for bridge on Friday. They 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 him they are referring to

85

Accusing people of DWE is considered a type of

Agism

What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory

As people age, generally withdraw from all forms of society

What causes some caretakers to abuse their elderly charges

Depression

According to Erick Erickson stare on aging, what is the final hurdle that most people who reach old age must overcome

Despair

How did early what does Amber. or's react to death of their significant other

Differently elderly widow's often do not remarry while elderly widowers do

Which of the following is not a true about old age

Elderly people is all appetite and drive for sex

One elderly people are considered elders and leaders of a group of people, they are functioning under

Gerontocracy

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

Having their medical alignments trivialized my doctor

No one in the United States can watch the news without hearing about the struggle over Social Security. Which approach has been used in the past to avoid the programs collapse

Increasing age at which someone can start collecting Social Security

What is a dependency ratio

It is the comparison of working people to nonworking people

Some conflict theorist describe to the idea that as time and technology forward, elderly people are left behind and they lose social standing in power. Which specific. Does this describe

Modernization theory

Visiting your dad and his nursing home, you see another lady sitting at the table with the full tray of food in front of her. She is in a wheelchair and seems depressed. You can include that she's experiencing

Secondary aging

Is symbolic interaction is him I choose to study senior centers, and other groups about really people. Which theory might they find this useful for the study

Some culture of aging theory

Elizabeth Kubler Ross book on death and dying added much content knowledge to which field

Thanatology

World population is growing and Aging. In an effort to collectively deal with some of the challenges facing the elderly, several countries gathered at a summit. Which plan was the result of the summit

The Madrid plan

Sociologist have adopted the phrase the grand of the United States what does this phrase

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

Which three states allow some form of physician assisted suicide

Washington state, Oregon, Montana

When your grandmother in law fell and broke her hip at age 72 you were concerned because she is still

Young old