Chapter 13: The Elderly
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
Approach 7/e
James M. Henslin
Chapter Thirteen: The Elderly
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Chapter 13: The Elderly
Aging in Global Perspective
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Social Construction of Aging
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Tiwi vs. Abkhasians
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Industrialization and Graying of the Globe
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Graying of America
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Race, Ethnicity, and Aging
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
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How Does a Culture Signal We Are Old?
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What Does Old Age Mean?
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
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Deciding When You Are Old
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Biology
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Personal History
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Gender Age
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Timetable
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Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
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Cultural Differences on Perceptions of Age
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Traditional Native Americans
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Tiwi
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Eskimos
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Changing Perceptions of Elderly
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Shifting Meanings
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Influence of Mass Media
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Ageism
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Functionalist Perspective
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Disengagement Theory
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Activity Theory
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Continuity Theory
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Conflict Perspective
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Social Security Legislation
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Intergenerational Conflict
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Conflict Perspective
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Fighting Back
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Gray Panthers
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AARP
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Problems of Dependency
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Isolation and Gender
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Nursing Homes
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Understaffing, Dehumanization, and Death
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Technology and Nursing Homes
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Problems of Dependency
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Elder Abuse
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Elderly Poor
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Gender and Poverty
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Race-Ethnicity and Poverty
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Sociology of Death and Dying
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Industrialization and New Technology
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Death as a Process
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Denial
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Anger
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Negotiation
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Depression
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Acceptance
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Sociology of Death and Dying
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Hospices
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Suicide and Age
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Adjusting to Death
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Looking Towards the Future
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Lifespan and Technological Advancements
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Social Planning for Increasingly Aged
Population
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