SOC101Y1 Final: CHPT 17 HEALTH AND AGING TEXT AND LECTURE STUDY NOTES .doc
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Age as leveller hypothesis: holds that aging renders everyone disadvantaged, re- gardless of their other statuses. Chronic condition: is a persistent physical or mental problem. Compression of morbidity hypothesis: suggest that by postponing the on set of peo- ples first chronic illness the burden of the illness may last a short time before death. Demography: the study of characteristics of populations and the dynamics of popula- tion change. Functional disability: long term restriction or lack of ability to perform various activities of daily living because of a health condition or a health problem. Healthy immigrant effect: the tendency for recent immigrants to enjoy better health than their canadian- born counterparts ; dissipates over time. Hierarchy stress perspective:a approach to understanding health inequality that em- phasizes the stress associated with occupying a lower position in the social hierarchy and its negative impact on health. Life course perspective: draws attention to the interplay between individual life course change and larger societal changes.
