SOC334H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Disengagement Theory, Plano Real, Grand Theory
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The theories that gerontologists use to guide their research and to interpret their findings. The methods researchers use to gather data. Current and future developments in canadian research on aging. Write down any words about factors that influence health or happiness. Basic necessities = food, shelter, clothing etc. Gerontology studies can be interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary. How society influences individuals and how individuals respond. Also how individuals react to the forces that influence them and how this reaction shapes the society in which we live in. Provide lenses to examine the research data. Help to select research methods, questions and samples. Not one gerontology theory can explain all the facts. The theory is abstracted reality a model (not a real plan) The theory is trying to represent the social phenomenon. Grand theory - explaining anything within the family. There are also smaller theories, looking at smaller aspects of individuals ex. Role: the activities required by statuses (social positions) ex.
