Sociology 2235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jane Fonda, Life Review, Social Forces

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2235
• Professor: Gale Cassidy

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Soc 2235: grey power and the sunset years/aging f amilies. No lecture this week by professor cassidy only tutorial. Tutorial 4: grey power and the sunset years/aging families. Household tasks, presence of disability, nursing homes, etc: connectedness vs. separateness. Familial relationships collide with the desi(cid:396)e to li(cid:448)e o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) life: openness vs. privateness. Balancing assistance and privacy regarding personal health problems (when you get olde(cid:396), (cid:455)ou (cid:396)el(cid:455) o(cid:374) othe(cid:396)s to get the(cid:373) to do(cid:272)to(cid:396)"s appoi(cid:374)t(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts a(cid:374)d to pharmacies), romantic relationships, etc. Ted talk jane fonda: life"s third act: fo(cid:374)da dis(cid:272)usses life"s (cid:862)thi(cid:396)d a(cid:272)t(cid:863) an aging and developmental stage of life with its own significance, as different from midlife as adolescence is from childhood. Age as an arch begin at birth peak at midlife decline in elderly years. Agi(cid:374)g is a stai(cid:396)(cid:272)ase, the (cid:862)up(cid:449)a(cid:396)d as(cid:272)e(cid:374)sio(cid:374) of a hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) soul(cid:863) Ppl over 50 are less stressed, happier, less anxious, etc.