Ch 13 aging and elderly questions

What is the basic idea behind disengagement theory

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

What causes some caretakers to abuse their elderly charges?

Depression

What is the dependency ratio?

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

Which 3 states allow some form of physician assisted suicide?

Washington state, Oregon, and Montana

Your grandmother is still very active and loves to get her friends together for bridge on Friday. They always talk about those old people down at the senior center who like playing bingo. About how old are the old-old senior citizens to whom they are referring?

85

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

Despair

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

Having their medical aliments trivialized by doctors

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

Subculture of aging theory

Supercentarians are people who are ______ and older

110

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