Sociology: Ch. 13 Aging and the Ederly

Supercentenariansare people who are ____ and older.

110

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

Ageism

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 a dependency ratio?

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

How do elderly widows and widowers react to death of their significant other?

Differently: elderly widows often do not remarry while elderly widowers do.

Which of the following is NOT true about old age?

Elderly people lose all appetite and drive for sex.

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 whom they are referring?

85

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

Despair

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

Gerontocracy

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

Having their medical ailments trivialized by doctors.

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 program's collapse?

Increase the age at which someone can start collecting Social Security

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

While visiting your dad at his nursing home, you see an elderly lady sitting at the table with a full tray of food in front of her. She is in a wheel chair and seems depressed. You conclude that she is experiencing:

Secondary aging

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

Subculture of aging theory

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

Thanatology

The 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 this summit?

The Madrid Plan

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 your mother-in-law fell and broke her hip at age 72, you were concerned because she is still

Young-old