Question 17 Answer: Activity Theory Activity Theory proposes that activity levels and social involvement are key to happiness, and elderly people need to find replacement roles for the ones they have lost.
Question 18 Answer: Industrialization Modernization Theory suggests that the primary causes of the elderly losing power and influence in society are the parallel forces of industrialization and modernization.
Question 19 Answer: Age stratification Age Stratification Theory suggests that members of society might be stratified by age and subject to discrimination based on age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which drew attention to some of the ways in which our society is stratified based on age provided protection against a broad range of age discrimination.
Question 20 Answer: Disengagement Disengagement Theory proposes that withdrawing from society and social relationships is a natural part of growing old.
Question 21 Answer: Age Stratification Theory Age Stratification Theory suggests that members of society might be stratified by age and subject to discrimination based on age. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which drew attention to some of the ways in which our society is stratified based on age provided protection against a broad range of age discrimination.
Question 22 Answer: Selective Optimization with Compensation Theory According to their theory, our energy diminishes as we age. As such, we select (selection) personal goals to get the most (optimize) for the effort we put into activities, in this way making up for (compensation) the loss of a wider range of goals and activities. This approach allows the elderly to save their energy for the most meaningful activities.
