Key Terms
An ethical norm that recognizes that existing social and economic inequalities require policies and practices that aim to level the playing field for those in disadvantaged positions.
What is Equity
This theory comes from the field of ecology, with a focus on the relationships and interactions between living organisms and their environments.
What is Ecological Theory
What is Adolescence
Focusing on the biological systems and how they interact with each other and with the external environment.
What is The Biological Person
Consciously organized and sustained attempts by ordinary people working outside of established institutions to change some aspect of society.
What are Social Movements
A process by which the world's people are becoming more interconnected economically, politically, environmentally, and culturally.
What is globalization
This perspective focuses on how internal processes such as needs, drives, and emotions motivate human behavior.
What is Psycho-dynamic Perspective
Also refered to as preschool age, 3-6 years old.
What is Early Childhood
A concept that is often confused with religion.
What is spirituality
A stable,organized, patterned set of roles, statuses, groups, and organizations that provide a basis for behavior in a particular area of social life.
What are Social Institutions
An unearned advantage, enjoyed by members of some social categories and disadvantage for other groups.
What is Privilege
Whtat is Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development
This phase of life starts at age 65 and continues through to the end of life.
What is Late Adulthood
Focus on cognition and emotion.
What are Social Structures
The part of the self-concept that comes from knowledge of one's membership in a social group and the emotional significance of that membership.
What is Social Identity
This theory conceptualizes the life course as a sequence of eras, each with its own biopsychosocial charater, with major changes from one era to the next and smaller changes within eras.
What is Levinson's Theory of Seasons of Adulthood
Age 40 to 65
What is Young/Middle Adulthood
According to social learning theory, we are motivated by nature to experience pleasure and avoid pain. This is a process of cognitive mediation, which occurs in what aspect.
What is The Psycholgical Person
Black Lives Matter and Me Too are examples of?
What are Social Movements
Strategies used to master the demands of life.
What are Coping Mechanisms
This overarching perspective focuses on the social science that studies human aging-offering several theoretical perspectives that can explain the process of growing old.
What is Social Gerentology
During this time education, play, and social activities dominat dailylife, age 6-12 years old.
What is Middle Childhood
What looks at the nervous system, endocrine system, and cardiovascular system?
What is The Biological Person
Family, Government and Education are examples of?
What are Social Institutions