Age Stratification

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Age Stratification

• Dividing population based on age
  disproportionately giving out life chances

2
Age Stratification

• Who has power in the USA (age group)?
• Who has power in China or Sherpas in Tibet?

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Aging Process

• Gerontology
• Psychological aspect personality attitude
  change
• Sociological aspectsocial role change (change in
  others expectations)

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Age stratification

• Functionalismdisengagement
• Elderly must cut ties/sever relationships with
  society
• Retirement for the greater interest of society

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Age Stratification

• Conflict
• Does retirement mean differently to different
  social class?
• Who enjoys retirement more?
• Rich or Poor?

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Age stratification

• Interaction
• What causes the gap between the generation?
• Lack of interaction
• Activity theorygreater interaction

7
Is there age discrimination?

• Prejudice discrimination
• Elderly population (65 )
• Younger population (under 20)
• Ageism like sexism or racism!
• Collective consciousness of the elderly (AARP)

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Age Stratification

• People below poverty
• 1967 30 (65) 15 (under 18)
• 2005 10 (65) 20 (under 18)

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Age Stratification

• Life expectancy 65
• 1900 4
• 1950 9
• 2000 13
• 2030 20
• What is the impact of higher life expectancy?

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Age Stratification

• Baby boomers getting old
• What does it mean for society?
• Health care, elderly care, retirement