Ageing

There are many attitudes that come with dealing with seniors. Some can be as good as seniors being “very wise and experience”, so you can count on them for help or ask questions. There are concepts in regards to the elder where people are not respectful and assume that the seniors are incapable of things on their own; as far as they are just too old it’s just a matter of time before they become one with the earth. Things go both ways, but I believe that the field of gerontology should become more

Task 2: Identify the Community We decided to focus our community assessment in Dallas County (see Appendix C for the community map) because poverty in this area is a rising epidemic. According to Mayor Mike Rawlings, “the gap between the haves and the have-nots is still too wide, we must close the gap”. Dallas is home to a variety of races and ethnicities, but it is the Hispanic and the African Americans that poverty has effected the most with the rate increasing by 42% over a span of 15 years (Dallas

Ageism is described in our notes as prejudice and discrimination to one’s age. (Lynne Ann DeSpelder, 2009) I also like the definition given by Ageism Hurts, which says that ageism “is the stereotyping or discrimination of a person or group of people because of their age.” In today’s society we do not value or honor the aged. The world tends to look at the age as a menace and they possibly use resources that could be used for the younger generation. As a child, I was taught to honor and love all people

Week Five: Late Adulthood Physical Physical development continues to decline as one ages, typically experiencing weakened immune systems and a lessened ability to hear, see, smell and balance as well as before (Broderick & Blewitt, 2015). Because of such challenges, older adults are more prone to failing and hurting themselves, which can compound physical challenges and require adjustments to go about accomplishing once was normal daily life tasks. Social/Cultural Life satisfaction is typically

According to the text, there are three types of psychosocial theories of aging the disengagement theory, activity theory, and continuity theory. Disengagement theory proposes that when people age they will gradually withdraw from the world and society. They will become less interested in the world. The reason being is that older people have lower energy levels and are incapable of functioning in a way that is productive and energetic. The activity theory is the contrast of the disengagement theory

Since its inception, the concept of cumulative advantage has been considered an important measure for understanding inequalities that emerge in the life course and persist over time. Cumulative advantage has played a crucial role in the study of social stratification and social inequality linking the sociology of aging and the life course. Over time the literature related to cumulative advantage has evolved independently with little cross fertilization (Dannefer, 2003). Dannefer was very much interested

Vulnerability in the older population can be thought of as someone that may develop factors that, without intervention, can be at risk for declining health, both mentally and physically. Frailty is described as becoming physically weak or in the state of being frail. As we age, our bodies become frail, which can cause various health issues. The purpose of this post is to offer my opinion about the elderly population and whether I agree that they should be categorized as vulnerable. I will give a

I chose to interview an adult male, age 53, and a female senior, aged 80. Through the questions I asked, in addition to observing the behavioral patterns and physical state of each person, I found out much from these people’s lives. From this information, I can make many connections to concepts discussed throughout our course material. Both people I interviewed had experienced primary aging in their life-time. Both adults had experienced loss—the male’s father had passed away six years ago and

Do You Have a Negative Attitude about Aging The article dated 09.06.2016 by, Greater Good Science Center was an interesting article that talks about aging and how some people have negative attitudes towards the concept of getting older. There are many people that fear getting older because they feel that old age will make them less popular and looked upon as an old person. They feel that young people will toss them aside and forget about them. Some even feel that their own families will push them

Social workers are confronted with the challenge of adapting their role to ensure service users are provided with the required support especially now there is a growing demand for services (Koubel, 2013). Changes to social care delivery and support for older adults seem to have been triggered by recent debates and significant demographical changes to the role of social workers that are currently faced with the prospect of a growing proportion of older adults living longer within the UK population