Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Dementia, Gerontology, Sandwich Generation
24 Oct 2016
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Chronological age age based on date of birth. Functional age individual attributes such as physical appearance, mobility, strength, coordination, and mental capacity are used to sign people up to age categories. Social gerontology the study of the social (nonphysical) aspect of aging. Later maturity usually begins around age 60. Major changes associated with this stage are social. Peer groups can shrink noticeably as friends and relatives die. Old age is usually considered to begin and the late 60s or in the 70s. Ageism prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age is a social problem that particularly stigmatizes and marginalizes older people. Employers prefer younger workers to older workers: believe younger workers are in better health, have more motivation and higher ability, believe they can pay younger workers less and make more demands for their time and energy. The retirement principle the idea that at a fixed age, regardless of mental or physical ability, a person leaves work.
