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