Exam 12: Aging and Inequality Based on Age

High rates of poverty among older Latino/as are associated with:

When social scientist William Levin showed photographs of the same man (disguised to appear as ages 25,52,and 73 in various photos) to a group of college students and asked them to evaluate these (apparently different) men for employment,many of the students viewed the:

During middle adulthood,women undergo __________-the cessation of the menstrual cycle caused by a gradual decline in the body's production of the "female" hormones of estrogen and progesterone.

In the past it was widely assumed that older people in Japan were respected and revered; changes in the culture are evident when looking at living arrangements.Among individuals age 65 and over,the number of three-generation households has declined from 70 percent in 1980 to __________ in 2008.

Beyond indicating how old or young a person is,age is socially significant because it defines what is appropriate for or expected of people at various stages.

According to the National Center on Elder Abuse,as many as __________ older people in the United States are the victims of physical or mental abuse each year.

According to your text,poverty among older African Americans may be attributed to:

Describe life in nursing homes.

The ___________ seeks to understand how individual processes of aging are influenced by social definitions and social structures.

According to the text,the reason that many Asian Americans,particularly Chinese American elders,do not exploit physical and mental health services that are available to them is/are:

__________ are certain benefit payments paid by the government,which include Social Security,Supplemental Social Income (SSI),Medicare,Medicaid,and civil service pensions,which are the primary source of income for many persons over age 65.

The text defines aging as:

All of the following are categories into which gerontologists subdivide late adulthood EXCEPT:

__________ refers to inequalities,differences,segregation,or conflict between age groups.

Many older people resist ageism by continuing to view themselves as being in middle adulthood long after their chronological age would suggest otherwise.Even at age 80:

In regard to age,race/ethnicity,and poverty,the text notes that in 2010:

Some older adults remain in the residence where they have lived for many Years,a process that gerontologists refer to as __________.Remaining In a person's customary residence is a symbol that he or she is able to Maintain independence and preserve ties to his or her neighborhood and Surrounding community.

Joyce has been the evening news anchor at the local television station for the past 10 years; recently,she was transferred to another,less visible position.Although station executives deny that there is any connection,Joyce believes that she was transferred because of her advancing age.Her experience best illustrates:

According to symbolic interactionists,the disengagement theory occurs when older people make a normal and healthy adjustment to aging when they detach themselves from their social roles and prepare for their eventual death.

Older Asian Americans are among the most disadvantaged of all racial/ethnic categories.They are more likely to live in high-poverty,rural areas than are other minority older populations.They were also the objects of historical oppression and federal policies that exacerbated patterns of economic impoverishment.