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Gerontology Basic Concepts #1 Exam Study
Guide.
Age identification - Answers✔refers to both how many years have passed since we were born as
well as an individual's experiences of the aging process
Age differentiation - Answers✔certain roles and behaviors are considered appropriate based on
chronological age
Age grading - Answers✔refers to the way people are assigned different roles in society based on
their age
Age stratification - Answers✔theory that a person's position in the age structure affects behavior
or attitudes
Young-Old - Answers✔"ages 65-74"
"Old-Old" - Answers✔ages 75-84
"Oldest-Old" - Answers✔ages 85 and over
Modernization Theory - Answers✔claims that the status of older adults declines as societies
become more modern
+old age was valued in agricultural society where the elders controlled the land
Disengagement Theory - Answers✔considers old age to be a time when both the older person
and society engage in mutual separation (ex- retirement from work)
+one of the earliest attempts to explain old age in modern society
+doesn't always refer to the outward behavior of people - can mean an inner attitude toward life
Activity Theory - Answers✔argues that the more active people are now, the more likely they are
to be satisfied with life
+opposite view of Disengagement Theory
+May be difficult for "old-old" people because of physical changes with aging
Continuity Theory - Answers✔claims that people who grow older are inclined to maintain as
much as they can off the same habits, personality, and style of life they developed in earlier years
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Gerontology Basic Concepts #1 Exam Study
Guide.
Age identification - Answers✔refers to both how many years have passed since we were born as
well as an individual's experiences of the aging process
Age differentiation - Answers✔certain roles and behaviors are considered appropriate based on
chronological age
Age grading - Answers✔refers to the way people are assigned different roles in society based on
their age
Age stratification - Answers✔theory that a person's position in the age structure affects behavior
or attitudes
Young-Old - Answers✔"ages 65-74"
"Old-Old" - Answers✔ages 75-84
"Oldest-Old" - Answers✔ages 85 and over
Modernization Theory - Answers✔claims that the status of older adults declines as societies
become more modern
+old age was valued in agricultural society where the elders controlled the land
Disengagement Theory - Answers✔considers old age to be a time when both the older person
and society engage in mutual separation (ex- retirement from work)
+one of the earliest attempts to explain old age in modern society
+doesn't always refer to the outward behavior of people - can mean an inner attitude toward life
Activity Theory - Answers✔argues that the more active people are now, the more likely they are
to be satisfied with life
+opposite view of Disengagement Theory
+May be difficult for "old-old" people because of physical changes with aging
Continuity Theory - Answers✔claims that people who grow older are inclined to maintain as
much as they can off the same habits, personality, and style of life they developed in earlier years
