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16 Cards in this Set
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Because age is socially constructed, there is little unified agreement on the image and treatment of the elderly |
True |
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The term life span and life expectancy are interchangeable and virtually mean the same thing |
False |
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As people grow old it is universally accepted that they develop more subtle ways of viewing right and wrong and tolerate greater ambiguity |
False |
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Historically, television advertisements and other forms of media have portrayed elderly people with negative images |
True |
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The media serve as models to denounce the stereotypes of gender age by having male and female news anchors of the approximately the same age sitting side by side |
False |
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Continuity Theory and disengagement Theory are aligned with the functionalist perspective |
True |
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The US dependency Ratio, or the number of people who pay into social security for each beneficiary, was 16:1 in 1950 and dropped to 4:1 by 2000 |
True |
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What does it mean when sociologists say that age is socially constructed? |
Age is based on cultural attitudes that are rooted in society |
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All the following statements regarding the the graying of America are accurate except for which one? |
The median age of Americans has almost doubled since 1950 |
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Of the following countries, in which one do citizens have the longest life expectancy? |
Japan |
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What term refers to the maximum length of life that is possible for a species? |
Life span |
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Prejudice, discrimination and hostility directed against people because of their age is called ___________. |
Ageism |
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How to theorist view the relationship between industrialization and the elderly in the United States? |
The social value of the elderly decreased with industrialization |
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In colonial America, reaching an older age was viewed ____________. |
As a significant accomplishment |
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What sociological perspective stresses that age has no inherent meaning and that each culture shapes the way thatits citizens perceive the elderly? |
Symbolic interactionism |
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Which sociological perspective is most closely aligned with the explanation that social security benefits came about as a result of a struggle between competing interest groups? |
The conflict perspective |
