Gerontology Exam Study Guide Solutions

Gerontology Exam Study Guide Solutions Gerontology is - ANSWER-the scientific study of old age The Gerontology Society of America defines Gerontology as - ANSWER-the study of gaining processes and individuals across the life course. Chronological Age - ANSWER--Based on years from birth -Differ according to culture and type of society -Developed countries (65 year & Older) Developing (60, 55) Functional (Biological) Age - ANSWER--Physical changes that decrease efficiency of organ systems -No longer perform the major roles of adulthood; Physical state as it ages Subjective (Psychological) Age - ANSWER--Changes that occur in personality and how one feels/identifies oneself as -You are as young as you feel Social Age - ANSWER--Society's expectations of how people should act as they grow older ©EMILLECT2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/7 -Individual's social roles & relationships -Social roles and positions such as widow, grandparents, retiree -Status of an person in a given society One theory which seeks to explain why inequality increases with age is the - ANSWER-Cumulative disadvantage theory Transitions are produced by - ANSWER-other's role changes Age grades are ways of using age as a ____ to group people by status - ANSWER-social category According to economist Dr. Steven Sass (2016), ____ seem far more important than non-financial costs - both in keeping some workers in the labor force and drawing others into retirement. - ANSWER-non- financial benefits Older workers with higher levels of educational attainment stay in the workforce full-time for ____ than do those with lower levels of educational attainment. - ANSWER-more years In a longitudinal study, almost half of participants (____) said they are very satisfied and another 41% said they are moderately satisfied in retirement. However, over the course of 15 years, there has been a decrease in the proportion of those indicating that they are very satisfied. - ANSWER-49% ©EMILLECT2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/7 In defined-benefit pension plans, employers... - ANSWER-set up and contribute to retirement accounts for their employees, promising pension payments throughout their retiree's lifetime Ageism is - ANSWER-Discrimination based on age Ageism has three levels of manifestation: - ANSWER-institutional, interpersonal and self-directed Ageism has two forms of expression: - ANSWER-explicit (conscious) and implicit (unconscious) If age integration means that we no longer have to have our activities defined by age, then older people ___ participate more fully in all aspects of life and people can cut back on paid work whenever their family demands are greatest. - ANSWER-can The disengagement theory developed by Cummings and Henry states that... - ANSWER-normal aging involves a natural and inevitable withdrawal from people in the social system A theory is... - ANSWER-a broad explanation that provides the structure for organizing and interpreting multiple observable facts and their relationship to one another The continuity theory uses - ANSWER-a life course perspective to define normal aging and to distinguish it from pathological aging The Feminist theory of aging notes that men and women experience aging differently because... - ANSWER-the organization of social structure and gendered social definition of reality