Soc CH. 13

Supercentenarians are people who are ____ and older.

110

Accusing people of DWE (driving while elderly) is considered a type of: Question options:

Ageism

What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory?

As people age, they generally withdraw from all forms of society.

Elizabeth Kübler-Ross's book On Death and Dying added much content knowledge to which field?

Thanatology

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

Despair

What is a dependency ratio?

It is the comparison of working people to non-working people.

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

Sociologists have adopted the phrase, "the graying of the United States." What does this phrase mean?

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

Which three states allow some form of physician-assisted suicide?

Washington State, Oregon, and Montana

When elderly people are considered elders and leaders of a group of people, they are functioning under a(n):

Gerontocracy