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.
