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Unit 5 Flashcards

1
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define kin keeper

A

a cross cultural expectation that women will organize family events and maintain contact with family members

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define retirement

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voluntary or involuntary withdrawal from the workplace, retirement is known as “golden years” because they don’t have to do anything, 20th century development resulting from increase in life expectancy

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3
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what is middle adulthood

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years between 40 and 65

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4
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In which year is the difference between male and female pay the most?

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1995

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5
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In senior years, what changes in the men to women ratio? Does the same happen to their pay?

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The changes are; more women working than men, but men are being payed more

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6
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What is the shocking trend for aging for single women?

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There is a lot more single women 75 and older living below the poverty line

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7
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What sex lives alone the most?.

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Elderly women

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What percentage lives in “homes” or institutions?

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9%

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9
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How do you see social exchange working on seniors in terms of their self esteem and emotional health?

A

The seniors see their self worth as lower

but the money is very beneficial

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10
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What is the stability template model

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assumes individuals can’t change once they enter adulthood– basic personality is formed in childhood (freud theory)

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11
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What is generativity

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the central task in middle adult hood– establishing and guiding the next generation

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12
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who came up with generativity

A

erik erikson

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13
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what is integrity

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people seek this later in life– is a result from living out of ones identity

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what is the orderly change model

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explains that individuals identity is formed early in life but changes with interaction with environment and experiences

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what is the theory of random change

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explains that fate/non-normative events cause change in identity because of how individuals adapt to their new roles

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what is the social construct theory

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related to symbolic-interactionism– says that actions and feelings of individuals have no intrinsic meaning not heir own, but are given meaning by the theoretical perspectives that are developed for their explanation

17
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what are seasons

A

stages of live, in terms of aging (biological clock)

18
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what is the psychological clock

A

determines the meaning that individuals make out of their own lives

19
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what is stagnation

A

by becoming self-indulgent, individuals can develop

20
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what are the 4 types of generativity

A

biological, parental, cultural, technological

21
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what is biological generativity

A

parenthood

22
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what is parental generativity

A

raising children

23
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what is cultural generativity

A

sharing culture and traditions

24
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what is the technological generativity

A

passing on of knowledge

25
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what is Middle age

A

time of life when children left home, but now childbearing is being delayed the time is different; the period between early adulthood and old age, usually considered as the years from about 45 to 65 (from the internet)

26
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what is the social clock

A

defines age strata

27
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what is age strata

A

layers within a society, different cohorts (generations)

28
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what is generation

A

people born in the same time frame; each has different needs depending on what is happening around them like the war for example

29
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what is family-work conflict

A

family responsibilities affect workplace roles does not significantly affect productivity, perhaps because workers are more focused and efficient on the job

30
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what is the general trend of the chart?

A

females live longer, overall both sexes have a rising life-expectancy

31
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how old is the largest part of our population in;

1971?

A

10 years old

32
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1996?

A

35-40 years old

33
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1981?

A

20

34
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2006?

A

45

35
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Now?

A

56

36
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What cause the baby boom?

A

The war, when the men came back then they had lots of sex and made lots of babies

37
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At what age do mother do the most work?

A

When the children are under 6 years old

38
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When are father/mother work levels most egalitarian?

A

When they are childless or empty-nest (total opposite ends of the spectrum)

Grade 12 Families in Canada (6 decks)

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