ch5 key terms

Question 1

the socially constructed stages that people pass through as they live out their lives

Answer 1

life course

Question 2

the study of aging and the elderly

Answer 2

gernotology

Question 3

a social system that gives a society;s oldest members the most wealth , power, and prestie

Answer 3

gerontocracy

Question 4

the average life span of a country;s population

Answer 4

life expectnacy

Question 5

prejudice and discrimination against older people

Answer 5

ageism

Question 6

informal and unpaid care provided to a dependent person by family member, other relatives, or firends

Answer 6

caregiving

Question 7

social inequality among various age categories within a society

Answer 7

age stratification

Question 8

assisting in the death of a person suffering from an incurable disease

Answer 8

euthanasia

Question 9

homelike care that provides physical and emotional comfort to dying people and their families

Answer 9

hospice

Question 10

the idea that modern societies operate in an orderly way by removing people from positions of responsibility as they reach old age

Answer 10

disengagement theory

Question 11

the idea that people enhance personal satisfaction in old age by keeping up a high level of social activity

Answer 11

activity theory