13.4 Ageism Theoretical Perspective

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act counteracts which theory?

Age stratification

Conflict Perspective

Ageism is an inherently unstable, an institution that favors the wealthy while marginalizing everyone else. The wealthy compete with others for power and scarce resources

What is the primary driver of modernization theory?

Industrialization

Which assertion about aging in men would be made by a sociologist following the functionalist perspective?

Men who remain active after retirement play supportive community roles.

Functionalist Theory

People with better resources who stay active in the other roles adjusted better to the old people

Selective optimization with compensation theory

Personal development from the life course/mastery that are challenged are used everyday and are based on selection compensation

Symbolic Interactionism

This theory concludes if people develop a sense of identity and is followed based on the interactions. They stress changes in the old age.

Age stratification theory

This theory means that society members were stratified based on their age. Like: it may not be acceptable for an old lady to wear a bikini

Modernization theory

This theory suggest that primary cause of elderly losing power and influence in society are used in the parallel force of industrialization and modernization. (Burden) elderly are ignored from their families

Disengagement theory

This theory suggest that withdrawing from society and social relationship is something nature of being old Everyone is told to die one day so we approach it in a physical and mental decline and start to withdraw society. Since elderly is withdrawing they are receiving less reinforcement to the conformity of social norms, which allows freeness from the pressure to conform. Social withdrawal is usually gendered

Exchange theory

a rational approach that states that people experience strong dependence as we grow and must increasily submit to the will of others since there are fewer ways of competing other to submit to us

An older woman retires and completely changes her life. She is no longer raising children or working. However, she joins the YWCA to swim every day. She serves on the Friends of the Library board. She is part of a neighborhood group that plays Bunco on Saturday nights. Her situation most closely illustrates the ______ theory.

activity

Activity theory

activity levels and social involvement leads to happiness. the more you are active and involved, the more you are happy

An older man retires from his job, stops golfing, and cancels his newspaper subscription. After his wife dies, he lives alone, loses touch with his children, and stops seeing old friends. His situation most closely illustrates the _______ theory.

disengagement

Subculture of aging theory

shared community made by the aged when they feel excluded in which voluntary or non voluntary from joining the others.

Gerotranscendence

the concept of old people changing their views in their early lives

Continuity theory

the elderly creates specific choices to maintain consistency in internal( personality, structure, and beliefs) to external(relationships, structure, remaining active in the old years.