PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Erik Erikson, Terminal Illness, Chronic Condition
28 Nov 2016
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Chapter 8: ---grey power and the sunset years. Variations among individuals have more to do with physical and psychological functioning than with chronological age. The number of years a person has lived. Many people consider that old age starts at 65, but this is a relatively new standard. Affect how we perceive ourselves and how others treat us; thus, self-esteem. Some social scientists suggest that old age begins when physical disability sets in. Expectations of how we should act when we are a certain age and how we should interact with people older and younger than ourselves. Timing of marker events such as grandparenthood, widowhood, and retirement are changing. Sex and class differences in how aging is regarded. Men who do manual labour see physical aging as a sign of failing ability, whereas Men in professions considered to have greater knowledge based on experience see grey hair as a mark of distinction.
