The most advanced age to which humans have been known to survive is termed ____
a. life expectancy
b. life span
c. life course
d. survival rate
e. immortality
B
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Durkheim argues that religion provides protection from suicide because it promotes and sustains social attachments
a. true b. false
Advocates for generational equity argue
a. elders should have the guarantee of a sufficient pension regardless of their earnings during their lifetime. b. elders should be guaranteed cost-free health care and long-term nursing care. c. elders have the right to die in dignity by whatever means they choose. d. due to the unprecedented size of the elderly population, programs that benefit elders will do so at the expense of children’s programs.
Michel Foucault suggests that because we have internalized social norms and are ready to self-police, we are subject to social control in the form of
A. structural domination. B. a rigid order. C. surveillance. D. coercive structure.
Ageism is defined as
A. prejudicial and discriminatory behavior directed against the elderly. B. the scientific study of aging and the problems of the aged. C. domination and control by the elderly. D. the reflection of a deep uneasiness among young and middle-aged people about growing old.