Unit Review Aging

Items/objects in social life to which we give meaning and use to communicate with each other.

Our self-images are dependent on what we think others think of us.

In the past 40 years, poverty has increased among the elderly.

Theory that stresses the meanings (definitions) people attach to items in their social environment.

Marx called the owners of the means of production the

Ageism is limited to only older people.

Who coined the term sociology?

To mentally put oneself in another's place, seeing how things look from that perspective.

The "looking-glass self" is associated with

Poverty among the elderly is

"Founding Father" of sociology.

In recent years the dependency ratio has been dropping, and will continue to drop in the near future.

German chancellor who set the retirement age at 65

Conflict theory stresses the meanings people attach to symbols.

The number of workers compared to the number of Social Security beneficiaries.

The contribution of a part to a system.

The interrelation between parts or subunits of society

Marx called the working class the

The view that society prevents disruption by having the elderly vacate their positions of responsibility.

The Townsend Movement led to the creation of

The largest interest group representing the elderly

Theory that views society as a system in competition.

Some call people who have reached age 110

Owners of the means of production.

Stereotyping or putting a tag on someone, and treating him/her accordingly.

During the past 40 years, poverty among the elderly has

The community or groups that someone considers important.

An explanation of how two or more concepts are related to one another.

Founder of conflict theory

The unintended consequence of some action that disrupt society.

The unintended consequences of people's actions that contribute to the smooth operation of society.

The SSA employs thousands of workers. Providing jobs for these workers would be considered a

Theory that views society as a system of interconnected parts.

Discrimination against people on the basis of their age.

When some part of the social system disrupts the social system.

Economic system based on private ownership of resources.

The attempt to make sense of one's life by giving meaning to one's experiences.

Social problems require objective conditions and

The consequences of people's actions that are intended to contribute to the equilibrium of society.

An centenarian is someone who has reached age

The trend that America is getting older

Functionalists view social problems as the result of social inequality.