SOC102H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Elder Abuse, Social Constructionism, Ageism
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Ageism: direct or indirect discrimination against people based on their age. Only small percentage of elderly men and women (64-75) live in special-care institutions and have declining mental states. Life course: glen elder: patterned sequence of individual experiences over time. Depends on social, historical and cultural influences. There is an expected life course for everyone that is similar to the experienced one: human development and aging are lifelong processes. Things are always occurring as one ages. Wants and priorities change depending on one"s age. Cannot understand ideas, beliefs, etc without understanding how they got to that age: developmental antecedents and consequences of life transitions, events and behaviour patterns vary according to their timing in a person"s life. It makes a difference at what age you make a key life transition. Moving, divorce, job losing at 25 or 50 lives are lived interdependently and socio=historical influences are expressed through this network of shared relationships.
