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Activity theory
the view that satisfaction during old age is related to a person's amount and quality of activity
Age cohort
people born at roughly the same time who pass through the life course together
Ageism
prejudice and discrimination directed against people because of their age; can be directed against any age group, including youth
Continuity theory
focuses on how the elderly continue ties with their past
Disengagement theory
the view that society is stabilized by having the elderly retire from their positions of responsibility so the younger generation can step into their shoes
Feminism
the view that biology is not destiny and that stratification by gender is wrong and should be resisted
Gender
the behaviors and attitudes a group considers proper for its males and females
Gender age
the relative value placed on men's and women's ages
Gender stratification
males' and females' unequal access to property, power, and prestige
Glass ceiling
the mostly invisible barrier that keeps women from advancing to the top levels at work
Graying of America
the growing percentage of older people in the US population
Life expectancy
the number of years that people can expect to live
Life span
the maximum length of life possible
Patriarchy
a society in which men as a group dominate
Sex
biological characteristics that distinguish females and males, consisting of primary and secondary sex characteristics
Sexual harassment
unwelcome sexual attention at work or at school, which may affect job or school performance or create a hostile environment
Robert Butler
coined the term "ageism" to refer to prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age
Janet Chafetz
studied the second wave of feminism in the 1960s, noting that as large numbers of women began to work in the economy, they began to compare their working conditions with those of men
Elaine Cumming and William Henry
these two developed disengagement theory to explain how society prevents disruption when the elderly vacate their positions of responsibility
Sue Fisher
discovered that surgeons were recommending total hysterectomies to female patients when they were not necessary
Charles Hart
this anthropologist graduate student carried out research on the Tiwi, a gerontocracy
Alison Jaggar
observed that as society changes, we may see a greater appreciation for sexual differences and gender equality can become a background condition for living in society rather than a goal to strive for
Dorothy Jerrome
this anthropologist is critical of disengagement theory. She pointed out that it contains implicit bias that the elderly give up productive roles in society and slip into oblivion
Gerda Lerner
while acknowledging that in all societies women--as a group--have never had decision-making power over men, she suggested that patriarchy may have had different origins in different places around the globe
Alice Rossi
this feminist sociologist has suggested that women are better prepared biologically for "mothering" than are men
Diana Scully
learned that surgeons "sell" unnecessary female operations to women in order to keep themselves in business
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