GRT 2100 Chapter Notes -Longitudinal Study
3 Oct 2012
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Age cohort a group of people born in the same period of time. For example, all the people born between 1950 and 1955 form an age cohort. Age effects an effect on a person"s life related to physical decline or change due to the aging process. Age grade a concept used in age stratification theory to describe a period of life defined by society, such as childhood, adolescence and young adulthood. Cohorts effects an effect on a person"s life related to the time of the person"s birth. Conflict perspective a perspective that holds that society consists of conflicts between dominant and subordinate social groups. Critical gerontology theoretical approaches that look within" theory and research to critically examine a question the underlying and taken-for- granted" assumptions about aging. Cross-sectional research design a research method the studies people from many age groups at one point in time. Digital literacy refers to computer and internet literacy in a growing digital information age.
