Class Notes at Walsh University

Aging and Health Aging: Some Facts 1. Average life expectancy is a. 76 for men b. 81 for women 2. Baby boom generation (born 1946-1964) is largest generation at 76 million The Graying Of America 1. Today, 13 is over 65 2. ...

Education Definitions 1. Education- a. Social institutions through which society provides its members important knowledge including basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values. 2. Schooling a. Formal instruction...

Social Stratification What is Social Stratification? 1. A system by which society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy. 2. 4 Basic Principles a. 1. Its a trait of society i. Dependency Theory- 1. Exploitation of poor ...

Spanish Colonization 1. Same as for Middle America 2. New participant- Portugal 3. Treaty of Tordesillas 1494 4. Portuguese same as spanish except they dont find rich indigenous states so have no useable labor force a. Sla...

Explaining Crime 1. Historical and biological explanations a. Crime and Violence are innate b. Gall- phrenology (late 1800s) c. Sheldon- Body Type Theories (1950s) d. Chromosomes- XYY Supermale (1970s) e. Diet, blood sugar...