SOC 103 Chapter 11: SOC103- Chapter 11- Aging, Disabilities, and Health Policy.docx

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 103
• Professor: Tonya Davidson

Document Summary

Financial pressures: elderly dependency ratio- ratio of seniors to workers. Age discrimination: ageism- system of inequality based on age that privileges he young at the expense of the old. Vulnerability to crime: elder abuse- any form of mistreatment that results in harm or loss to an older person. Preparing to die: euthanasia- deliberate ending of the life of a person who has an incurable or painful disease. Conflict theory: highlights the roots of institutional ageism in that focuses on the constant tension between young and old, pressure either to exclude or to embrace the elderly is a direct consequence of labour market condition. Results to inevitable physical degeneration that occurs in very old age. Feminist theory: how woman respond to an aging body in a society fixated on appearance and youth, much feminist literature accentuates the cultural preference granted to the masculine. Young, attractive woman also possess social power.