Exam 16: Schools and Achievement

This theorist suggested that older adults become more selective about their social networks,because they place a high value on emotional satisfaction in their relationships.

Now that Nastasya is in late adulthood,the socioemotional selectivity theory predicts that she will:

What percentage of elderly women who live alone live in poverty?

Which theory explains why older adults spend most of their time with familiar individuals and family?

A theory of aging that suggests that the more active and involved older adults are,the more likely they are to be satisfied with their lives.

The physical and emotional caretaking of older members of the family,whether that care is day-to-day physical assistance or responsibility for arranging and overseeing such care.

Stereotypes of old age common among young,middle-aged,and elderly adults:

Which of the following women who live alone is most likely to live in poverty?

The model of selective optimization with compensation is based on the idea that older adults fare better when they:

Which theory holds the most positive view of the abilities of elderly adults?

Erikson believed that elderly adults use their impending death as a motivation to look back and evaluate their life.This form of retrospection is what many theorists call:

What percentage of elderly Latinas who live alone live in poverty?

Erik Erikson believed that people who experience isolation and stagnation in earlier adulthood are more likely to experience ________ in later adulthood.

When it comes to providing eldercare,work,and social policy,reforms are needed to:

What is the "triple jeopardy" faced by African-American and Latino women when it comes to income and financial levels of support in the elder years?

As a minister conscientious about the welfare of her parishioners,the Reverend Douglas creates many roles in her church for retired church members.Pastor Douglas appears to be applying:

Older adults focus on ________; the oldest adults focus on ________.

Maria is an elderly Latina-American woman.Which of the following support systems is she MOST likely to use to cope with the daily difficulties she faces?

According to the socioemotional selectivity theory,individuals are motivated by two types of goals-emotional and:

Gina is doing what she can to help her older aunt take care of herself and stay in her own home.Gina often takes meals to her aunt and helps her clean,go shopping,and make visits to the doctor.Gina is providing ________ for her aunt.