activity theory: a theory which suggests that for individuals to enjoy old age and feel satisfied, they must maintain activities and find a replacement for the statuses and associated roles they have left behind as they aged
age stratification theory: a theory which states that members of society are stratified by age, just as they are stratified by race, class, and gender
continuity theory: a theory which states that the elderly make specific choices to maintain consistency in internal (personality structure, beliefs) and external structures (relationships), remaining active and involved throughout their elder years
disengagement theory: a theory which suggests that withdrawing from society and social relationships is a natural part of growing old
exchange theory: a theory which suggests that we experience an increased dependence as we age and must increasingly submit to the will of others, because we have fewer ways of compelling others to submit to us
gerotranscendence: the idea that as people age, they transcend limited views of life they held in earlier times
modernization theory: a theory which suggests that the primary cause of the elderly losing power and influence in society are the parallel forces of industrialization and modernization
selective optimization with compensation theory: a theory based on the idea that successful personal development throughout the life course and subsequent mastery of the challenges associated with everyday life are based on the components of selection, optimization, and compensation
subculture of aging theory: a theory that focuses on the shared community created by the elderly when they are excluded (due to age), voluntarily or involuntarily, from participating in other groups
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