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| set of beliefs about the aged |
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| prejudice and discrimination |
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| prejudice and discrimination |
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| difference/def of gerontology and social gerontology |
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| gerontology is the study of the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging. Social gerontology focuses only on the social aspects |
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| chronological age, functional age, social roles and subjectively |
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| what are the parts of chronological age? |
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20-40 YA
40-60 middle age
60+ old age |
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| what is the social role definition of age? |
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| age based on ascribed and achieved social status |
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| what is the subjective def of age? |
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| you are as old as you feel |
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| what are the parts of functional age? |
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| well-elderly, somewhat impaired (decline has started), frail (mental and physical deterioration is present) |
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| group of people who have experienced the same event at the same time period |
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| what are the 5 cohorts and their years? |
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swing generation (1900-1926)
silent generation (1927-1945)
baby boomers (1946-1964)
baby bust (1965-1977)
echo boomer (1977-1994) |
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