AHS Extra Credit

3. a person born in the years following World War II, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate
6. illness and disease
7. rituals that mark major life events, thereby reinforcing social norms about age grading
8. people aged 65-74
9. the progressive deterioration of body systems that can increase the risk of mortality as the the individual gets older
13. Normal aging involves natural and inevitable mutual withdrawal/disengagement from society
16. studying aging process in terms of biological, behavioral and social phenomena that accompany it
17. people 85 or older
18. a federal program of hospitalization insurance and voluntary medical insurance for persons aged 65 and older and for certain disabled persons under 65
19. a federal and state program that pays for health care expenses for people who fall below the poverty line
20. the average number of years that people in a particular cohort are expected to live
21. unless constrained by poor health or disability, older people have same psychological and social needs that middle aged people do
22. people try to maximize their rewards and minimize their costs in interaction with others because elderly have fewer resources to bring to an exchange relationship

1. people aged 75-84
2. A basic level of financial security, support for opportunities to achieve a satisfying lifestyle in a community of choice
4. assumes elderly lost status during shift to bureaucratic organizations- emphasis on up to date education for work, modernization has caused the status of the aged to decline
5. critical changes that occur at all stages of life, such as becoming a retiree
10. study of aging from a medical perspective
11. Ability of a person to deal with the issues of life in an effective way
12. normal aging involves a continuity in personality structure and in patterns of social interaction
14. common form of dementia among older people
15. death