Unit 14: Age & Aging
This chapter emphasizes the social construction of age, in examining age as a dimension of stratification, including age stereotyping, age and social structure, aging and diversity, age prejudice and discrimination, and influences over the life course. 		 


 

    Read: Chapter 14: Age & Aging

    Attend: Age & Aging

    Glossary:
    age cohort age differentiation age discrimination
    age norms age prejudice age stereotypes
    age stratification ageism dementia
    disengagement theory euthanasia generational equity
    hospice movement life expectancy Medicaid
    Medicare