Exam 6: Social Structures, Social Inequality,and the Life Course

Transgendered older adults are an over-researched group.

Ascriptive age norms are based on rules and constraints related to specific ages, such as the legal voting age.

Which of the following is not used to explain lineage gaps in the extended family?

Early and sustained poverty can predict higher rates of disability in later life.

What is the generational equity debate?

Teenagers feeling that their parents are out of touch with fashion is an example of a lineage gap.

How has aging been described?

Describe the concept of cohort flow.

In what ways is the social class structure strongly influenced by the level of formal education attained by individuals?

Why is female poverty a catch-22 cycle?

What percentage of a man's wage do women typically earn?

Which of the following should be considered when attempting to determine whether a generation gap exists at the societal level?

According to Ven et al. (2011), why are women disadvantaged in accessing adequate pensions?

According to Ven et al., what is needed in order to fully understand the unique experiences of women and men, both separately and in relation to one another?

What characterizes the debate surrounding age-segregated versus age-integrated social structures?

What is generational analysis?

There has been a growing feeling among younger generations that the benefits older people receive from publicly-funded programs are disproportionate to their cur?rent or past contributions or to their real need. What are four commonly-held opinions regarding this issue?

Cohort flow is the process whereby individuals look older than their age.

What is the difference between a generation and a cohort?

Private transfers are those that occur from the state to individuals or families.