FRHD 3060 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Disengagement Theory, Gerontology, Feminist Theory
20 Oct 2016
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Week 4: lenses for understanding theory: part ii. Society is based on and create their social cooperation and conflict between groups world consensus. Third generation on individuals and (more general social (theories applied to social adjustment to aging; theories applied to age gerontology from the microfication) and aging) structural perspective) Aging brings with its problems for individuals, such as decreases in life satisfaction, that can be alleviated by engaging in activities. Individuals who are able to meet their social and psychological needs through maintaining the activity level of middle life through taking on new roles, friends and activities will be the most adjusted and satisfied with life. Overall empirical support for activity theory ahs been mixed and a number of criticisms have been voiced. First activity theory assumes that taking on any kind of activity can substitute for the activity of the past. Second it assumes that psychological and social needs are stable over adult years.
