SOCL 2001 : Exam 4 Notes
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Gender and sex: differences between gender and sex. *all of this led to more gender equality. In the us, children don"t work, and the elderly can retire. This is not the case in other countries. Some people in other countries will live to be 100 and they still work: defined by culture, not biology, views of aging: today vs. past? coordination, slow movement, etc, social construction of aging. Aging today: elderly swimmers in melbourne: video: swimmers vs. Industrialization: less respected elderly because there is more common mass education and production, everyone learned how to do the same thing, there are mass machines which your children can work on, etc. Or should people work to save during their work life to be able to retire when they turn a certain age: conflict theory, social security. It used to be mandatory requirement to retire at 65, but now it is voluntary.
