Identify the physiological, psychological, and social and cultural aspects of aging. Be sure and provide examples of key concepts.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Chronological aging is the simple accumulation of years, and is an automatic process.
2. Primary aging is the result of molecular and cellular changes.
3. Secondary aging is an accelerated version of normal aging that is caused by environmental factors.
4. Self-concept and status are particularly important psychological dimensions of aging.
5. Are the aged a minority group or quasi-minority group?
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David A. Karp, in "American Culture:
Individualism and Community," notes that young people questioned virtually all American values and institutions a. in the 1920s and 1930s b. in the 1940s and 1950s c. in the 1960s and 1970s d. in the 1980s and 1990s
Roderick and Scherazade, in the opening vignette, have a peer marriage. What does this mean?
What will be an ideal response?
A system of stratification under which peasants were required to work on land leased to them by nobles in exchange for military protection is known as a(n)
A. peonage system. B. slavery system. C. caste system. D. estate system.
The most extreme form of escape from frustration is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word (s).