SOCI 1010 Lecture 12: SOCI 1010 Fall Exam Review
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Treatment of the young and old is both country and culture specific. Linked to economic dependency and social interpretations of what that entails. Canada: youth and being young - highly valued, minors treated differently from adults. Ageism - the belief that age is associated with certain psychological, behavioural, or intellectual traits. Modernization theory - a theory claiming that as a society becomes more technologically advanced, the position of the elderly declines: youth and aging - socially defined - definitions vary from society to society . Age: a variable impact: determines life experiences, associated with different developmental stages, defines roles and expectations of behaviour, defines legal status. Age grading: the assignment of social roles to given chronological ages age grade distinction; childhood, adulthood & elderhood. Childhood - birth 17: subdivided into infancy, childhood, and adolescence, social category - developed after industrialization, canada - child labour laws, education, sexual exploitation of children -serious crime.
