Sociology 2235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Old Age Security, Atlantic Canada, Knitting
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Social time clock: a sense of the age range in which certain life events are supposed to happen. Old age: young-old 64-74, old 75-84, old-old 85+ Chronological age: number of years a person has lived. Physical age: physical changes that occur with age. Rowe and kahn"s three components of successful aging: low probability of disease/ disease related disability, high cogniive and physical funcioning capacity, acive engagement with life. Psychological age: a frame of mind and behaviour associated with one"s age. Social age: expectaion on how we should act when we get to a certain age and how we should interact with people older/ younger than ourselves based on norms. Acceping the shit of roles to allow the next generaion to take over leadership in various areas of private and public life. Erik erikson"s psychosocial task: integrity vs. despair: atempt to ind meaning.