SHS 271 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
1. Counter-stereotypical - Answer - a media portrayal that is intentionally (and sometimes humorously)
directly in opposition to the stereotype (e.g., an older person twerking)
2. Filial piety - Answer - a cultural norm surrounding caring for and respect for older adults
3. Universal design - Answer - designing technology so that it is optimized for people with a disability or
impairment but also easily usable by people without an impairment
4. Telemedicine - Answer - delivery of medical care and testing through an internet connection and online video
5. Underrepresentation - Answer - occurs when a group of people is shown on television in numbers lower
than the true population representation.
Older adults are about 15% of the real population but typically about 3-4% of television characters, hence, they are
underrepresented
6. Individualism vs. collectivism - Answer - belief in striving for individual success, valuing individuals'
unique
characteristics, expressing oneself, and placing own needs above all
else vs.
belief in maintaining harmony between individuals, nurture social relationships, and value success of the group over
individuals
7. Power-distance - Answer - a cultural variable reflecting the extent to which a culture values strong status
ditterences
8. Media literacy - Answer - degree of understanding about media at ditterent levels, including how they were
created, how they try to influence us, and the hidden implications in media messages
9. Co-residence norms - Answer - living together, especially relevant to grandparents and grandchildren living
together
10. Linguistic brokers - Answer - Typically informal translators, such as a bilingual family member who helps
an older person talk to a doctor when the older person and the doctor do not speak the same language
11. Authoritarian approach to medical encounters - Answer - older patients tend to
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, prefer a more authoritarian approach to the medical encounter than young people
older patient may think "the doctor is the expert; I will just sit here, and they will tell me what to do." may
ask fewer questions, do not want to be involved
12. Chronic vs. acute condition - Answer - one that is long term and generally has no simple treatment to
end it
vs.
short term, not as serious ex. broken arm and the flu
13. Cohort effect - Answer - an ettect due to the period during which one was born (e.g., people born in the early
1950s were more likely to experiment with drugs when they were teens and young adults in the 60s and 70s than
people in earlier cohorts)
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1. Counter-stereotypical - Answer - a media portrayal that is intentionally (and sometimes humorously)
directly in opposition to the stereotype (e.g., an older person twerking)
2. Filial piety - Answer - a cultural norm surrounding caring for and respect for older adults
3. Universal design - Answer - designing technology so that it is optimized for people with a disability or
impairment but also easily usable by people without an impairment
4. Telemedicine - Answer - delivery of medical care and testing through an internet connection and online video
5. Underrepresentation - Answer - occurs when a group of people is shown on television in numbers lower
than the true population representation.
Older adults are about 15% of the real population but typically about 3-4% of television characters, hence, they are
underrepresented
6. Individualism vs. collectivism - Answer - belief in striving for individual success, valuing individuals'
unique
characteristics, expressing oneself, and placing own needs above all
else vs.
belief in maintaining harmony between individuals, nurture social relationships, and value success of the group over
individuals
7. Power-distance - Answer - a cultural variable reflecting the extent to which a culture values strong status
ditterences
8. Media literacy - Answer - degree of understanding about media at ditterent levels, including how they were
created, how they try to influence us, and the hidden implications in media messages
9. Co-residence norms - Answer - living together, especially relevant to grandparents and grandchildren living
together
10. Linguistic brokers - Answer - Typically informal translators, such as a bilingual family member who helps
an older person talk to a doctor when the older person and the doctor do not speak the same language
11. Authoritarian approach to medical encounters - Answer - older patients tend to
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, prefer a more authoritarian approach to the medical encounter than young people
older patient may think "the doctor is the expert; I will just sit here, and they will tell me what to do." may
ask fewer questions, do not want to be involved
12. Chronic vs. acute condition - Answer - one that is long term and generally has no simple treatment to
end it
vs.
short term, not as serious ex. broken arm and the flu
13. Cohort effect - Answer - an ettect due to the period during which one was born (e.g., people born in the early
1950s were more likely to experiment with drugs when they were teens and young adults in the 60s and 70s than
people in earlier cohorts)
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