Exam 12: Aging and Inequality Based on Age

A variation of activity theory is the concept of______________-that people are constantly attempting to maintain their self-esteem and lifelong principles and practices and that they simply adjust to the feedback from the needs of others as they grow older.

There are significant racial-ethnic and sex differences in life expectancy.The average life expectancy in 2011 for white males is______________as compared to black males,which is .

On a positive note,______________for some people represents the time during which they have the highest levels of income and prestige.

During middle adulthood,women undergo______________-the cessation of the menstrual cycle caused by a gradual decline in the body's production of the "female" hormones of estrogen and progesterone.

Ageism is reinforced by______________.

We find that older people tend to have more wealth but less income than young people.Among older persons,a wider range of assets and income is seen than in other age categories.

______________ is the study of the nonphysical aspects of aging,including such topics as the societal consequences of an aging population and the personal experience of aging.

Stereotypes regarding older persons reinforce______________,which is the prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age,particularly against older persons.

Nearly 1/3 of teens sends 3,000 texts per month.

Trace the process of aging from infancy and early childhood to adolescence,noting the social consequences of age at each stage.

One of the benefits of the Affordable Care Law,known as Obamacare,is that the elderly have better access to

Discuss how age,gender and poverty are intertwined.

As people progress through middle adulthood,they experience______________(primary aging)in the form of molecular and cellular changes in the body.Wrinkles and gray hair are visible signs and less visible signs include arthritis and a gradual dulling of the senses of taste,smell,touch,and vision.

Chronological age is the observable individual attributes such as physical appearance,mobility,strength,coordination,and mental capacity that are used to assign people to age categories.

Apply the symbolic interactionist perspective on aging.

According to the text,retirement:

Describe how age,race/ethnicity,and economic inequality are related.

As Mary has gotten older,she has begun to redefine how she thinks of concepts like "old age" and "frailty" because she does not want to think of herself as incapable of doing things or taking care of herself.She is actively engaging______________in _.

According to the National Center on Elder Abuse,as many as______________older people in the United States are the victims of physical or mental abuse each year.

Many older people resist ageism by continuing to view themselves as being in middle adulthood long after their chronological age would suggest otherwise.Even at age 80: