HLSC 2P40 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Moral Economy, Longitudinal Study, Postmodern Philosophy

• School: Brock University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLSC 2P40
• Professor: Miya Narushima

Document Summary

Family and friend ties and recreation and leisure activities of older adults: socioeconomic-environmental studies: concentrates on the effects of aging on social structures such as healthcare and education. As one group leaves an age grade, a new group takes its place: each age grade places expectations on its members and offers people new roles, age stratification theory have a number of strengths. Helped to separate age differences from age changes over the life course. Highlights the impact of historical and social changes on individuals and cohorts. Shows the relationship between aging and social structures: weaknesses include. People of the same age do not always experience the same things. Overlooks each persons interpretation of the world (little reference to individual control or action) Little focus on characteristics such as gender, social class, race. Hard to define a single theory due to its broad focus on society,