SOCIOL 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter Introduction, Ch. 1-3 & Conclusion : Old Age
23 Oct 2018
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Many of america"s most disadvantaged simply die before they every receive. Medicare or a social security check, process demographers refer to as. Americans from different backgrounds face a set of shared predicaments, and often come to shared realizations, as the reach their later years. (19) B: physical challenges & their implications for social action structuring force in seniors" lives across all ses, declining stamina, health problems, mobility, cognitive and sensory changes, declining stamina (23) a) Individual ( material resources - money, health insurance, property ) and neighborhood disparities ( neighborhood contexts) Less disposable income: housing, nicer in mc neighborhoods well kept, safer, easier to navigate, rundown in wc/poor neighborhoods creates safety & mobility issues (cracks, broken elevators, more stairs) Entrepreneurial funding and the reproduction of inequality (58) Street level bureaucrats / gatekeepers (doctors, social workers etc. ) 3 gameday strategies how prior experiences shape cultural strategies in the.
