Exam 12: Aging and Inequality Based on Age

The oldest region of the United States,in terms of median age,is the Northeast.

Social Security payments amount to an average of______________per year.

The primary reason for the lower income status of many older African Americans can be traced to a pattern of limited employment opportunities and periods of unemployment throughout their lives,combined with their concentration in secondary-sector jobs,which pay lower wages,are sporadic,and have few benefits.

Explain the process of "Death and Dying."

Age,gender,and poverty are intertwined.Although middle-aged and older women make up an increasing portion of the work force,they are paid substantially less than men their age,receive raises at a slower pace,and still work largely in gender-segregated jobs.

It is possible to reverse many of the afflictions associated with aging through______________.

The correct sequence of psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler­Ross's death and dying stage­based approach is:

Apply the conflict perspective on aging.

______________ analysis draws attention to the diversity in the older population.Differences in social class,gender,and race/ethnicity divide older people just as they do everyone else.

The age at which one-half the people in a population are younger and the other half are older is referred to as the______________age of that population.

Based on the death rates in the year of birth,life expectancy shows the average length of life of a(n)______________-a group of people born within a specified period of time.

Explain the typical American living arrangement for older persons.

Gerontologists Elaine Cuming and William Henry noted that______________can be functional for both the individual and society.For example,the withdrawal of older persons from the work force provides employment opportunities for younger people.

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

Over the past thirty years,the U.S.population has been aging.This change was partly a result of Baby Boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964)moving into middle age and partly a result of more people living longer.

Elder abuse includes all of the following types EXCEPT:

Medicare is a nationwide health care program for persons age 65 and older who are covered by Social Security or:

In the eyes of contemporary western society,children are often:

In both industrialized and postindustrialized societies,children are expected to attend school and learn the necessary skills for future employment rather than perform unskilled labor.Further,older people are typically expected to retire so that younger people can assume their economic,political,and social roles.

In hunting and gathering societies,lack of food surpluses and lack of housing that protect one from the environment are factors associated with higher death rates and a smaller proportion of the total population living beyond 30 or 40 years of age.