Chapter 13:
Aging
Aging
Age 78 is the average.
(not on test btw)
Life expectancy
Having one wife.
(not on test btw)
Monogamy
a cross.
(not on test btw)
symbolic interactionism
Public schools reduce social inequality. What theory explains this statement?
Conflict theory
people in the U.S. born between approximately 1946 and 1964
(not on test btw)
Baby Boomers
A married family with two children.
Nuclear Family
Kayla goes to church every Sunday morning to pray.
Religious rituals
Going to school and leaning formal academic concepts.
Formal Education
progressive, degenerative illnesses experienced during old age that impair brain function and cognitive ability
(not on test btw)
Dementia
Uncles and cousins.
Extended Family
Not eating meat during lent.
Religious ritual
A sister teaching her brother how to make cupcakes.
Informal Education
a field of science that seeks to understand the process of aging and the challenges encountered as seniors grow.
Gerontology
being married to more than one person at a time
Polygamy
sensation that we are connected to “the divine”
Religious Experience
Jason was able to do well in all his classes because his parents where able to afford tutors and additional resources. Jason has an advantage because of his-----?
Cultural Capital