Sociology Final

The "graying of the United States" refers to

Increasing percentage of the population over sixty-five years old

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.

In Erik Erikson's developmental stages of life, with which challenge must older people struggle?

Overcoming despair to achieve integrity

What are Symbolic Interactions?

a micro-level theory that focuses on the relationships among individuals within a society

What is Structural Functionalism?

a paradigm based on the assumption that society is a unified whole that functions because of the contributions of its separate structures

In most countries, elderly women ______ than elderly men.

live a few years longer

For individual people of a certain culture, the life course is ________.

the typical sequence of events in their lives

What is the approximate median age of the United States

thirty seven

What is conflict theory?

Looks at society as a competition for limited resources

The measure that compares the number of men to women in a population is ______.

Sex ratio

Which action reflects ageism?

Speaking slowly and loudly when talking to someone over age sixty-five years old

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

Today in the United States the poverty rate of the elderly is

Decreasing

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