HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Social Constructionism, Moral Economy, Postmodernism
11 Apr 2016
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Learning objectives: to consider theory in the study of aging, theoretical levels of analysis, central theoretical paradigms, online main theoretical perspectives/theories on aging. Theory: theory is a statement that tries to explain how facts or events are related. (ravelli and. Webber 2010: theory frames and guides a research process from beginning to end. Level of analysis: macro-level theory, the big picture (societies, countries, mesa-level theory, community level (education systems or hospitals in canada, micro-level theory, small interaction, individuals and how they interact with others individuals or small groups. Theoretical paradigms: three central theoretical approaches, functionalist, con ict, interpretive. Interpretive: assumes that we create knowledge about our social lives through subjective experience, looks at how people de ne situations, create their social reality and relate to one another in everyday life, level of analysis ____ Life span development theory: psychological perspective, focus on stages of development & individual behaviour.
