FRHD 3060 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Filial Piety, Population Ageing, Cultural Capital

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3060
• Professor: Kim Wilson

Document Summary

In eastern cultures, the eldest son and his wife are usually responsible for caring for his parents (often in a multigenerational household); in western cultures, a daughter or a daughter-in-law is more likely to be responsible. Historical and comparative approaches to understanding aging processes: the study of aging from a comparative perspective began with the publication of. Identified more than 3000 societies in the world: societies are categorized according to their level of industrialization and modernization into three types, 1. Pg 50 the status of older people in literate pre industrial societies. Have been addressed and partially solved because of a religious and social commitment to equality and care, regardless of age. Chapter 6: social structures, social inequality, and the life course. Inequality involves an uneven distribution of wealth and poverty. Social class and age: most societies are structured into a number of interlocking social classes that are socially constructed.