Sunday, December 8, 2013

Study guide for CHAPTER 5, AGING: SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF GROWING OLD

Study guide for CHAPTER 5, AGING: SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF GROWING OLD

1.      ageism

2.      Since 1900, life expectancy has increased around the world.  This is mostly due to what?

3.      Thomas R. Cole

4.      forms of elder abuse

5.      “Aging in place”

6.      Charles H. Cooley

7.      social security

8.      Medicare

9.      Death with Dignity Act

10.  Activity theory

11.  Continuity theory

12.  Disengagement theory

13.  Conflict theory

14.  euthanasia in the Netherlands

15.  poverty among the elderly

 

 

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