Gerontology: Approaches to Well-Being

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Chapter 1: Aging Today
Social structure,
Gerontology,
Prejudice
11  cards
Chapter 2
Social gerontology,
Mirco level theories,
Macro level theories
33  cards
Chapter 3: Social Change
Population aging,
More developed regions,
Less developed regions
23  cards
Chapter 4: Aging and Ethnicity
Ethnicity,
Minority groups,
Visable minority
11  cards
Chapter 5: Personal Health and Illness
Maximum life span,
Life expectancy,
Chronic health problems
14  cards
Textbook Chapter 1 Questions
Recall at least two myths about a...,
How do prejudice and discriminati...,
Give an example of how discrimina...
28  cards
Textbook Chapter 2 Questions
Why do gerontologists use more th...,
What challenges do researchers fa...,
Why is it easier to do multidisci...
42  cards
Textbook Chapter 3 Questions
What role does the economy and th...,
What role does culture play in sh...,
How do world trends such as globa...
23  cards
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Aging
Sensory memory,
Short term memory,
Long term memory
23  cards
Textbook Chapter 4 Questions
What are the two causes of biolog...,
What are some lesssons we ve lear...,
What is the compression of morbid...
26  cards
Textbook Chapter 5 Questions
How do the current research on co...,
Give some examples of how studies...,
What type of mental ability show ...
32  cards
Chapter 7 Textbook Questions
What does each model of healthcar...,
Why do some experts feel that the...,
Compare the healthcare systems in...
13  cards
Chapter 7: Healthcare
Healthcare system,
Medical model,
Social model
15  cards
Chapter 8 Textbook Terms
Great pension debate,
Universality,
Income security programs
16  cards
Chapter 9 Retirement and Work
Retirement principle,
Retirement wage,
Citizen s wage
12  cards
Chapter 8 Questions
Describe the historical events th...,
What part s of the system promote...,
What part s help with income main...
15  cards
Chapter 9 Questions
What social forces led retirement...,
What philosophy or perspective su...,
Why do people choose to retire
10  cards
Chapter 10: Leasure, Recreation, and Services
Contractors,
Expanders,
Self efficiency
10  cards
Chapter 10 Questions
Compare the activities and time u...,
What accounts for the differences...,
To what degree do they reflect ge...
12  cards
Chapter 11: Housing and Transportation
Ecological model,
Environmental press,
Aging in place
24  cards
Chapter 11 Questions
State two benefits of the ecologi...,
What does lawton and nahemow mode...,
Give some reasons why older peopl...
16  cards
Chapter 12: Family Life
Confident,
Lat living apart together couples,
Second language of sex
7  cards
Chapter 13: Social Support
Social support,
Formal support,
Informal support
13  cards
Chapter 12 questions
State the advantages and disadvan...,
What are some ways people cope wi...,
Why do people divorse in later life
11  cards
Chapter 13 Questions
How do informal supports differ f...,
What causes caregivers to feel st...,
How do various supporters differ ...
8  cards
Chapter 14: Dying, Death, and Bereavement
Social death,
Trajectory of dying,
Life review
12  cards
Chapter 14 Questions
Compare and contrast the differen...,
What do gerontologists mean by so...,
What role can reglion play in hel...
6  cards

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