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  • SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 1 Theoretical Frameworks (Ash
    Course)
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  • DQ1 After reading Chapter 3 in your textbook,
    address the following
  • a. Discuss the differences between activity
    theory and disengagement theory.
  • b. Compare and contrast one of the other theories
    mentioned in the chapter (i.e., modernization,
    exchange theory, subcultural theory of aging,
    etc.) to activity theory and disengagement
    theory.
  • c. Discuss how the theory that you selected
    differs from the activity and disengagement

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  • SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 2 The Cohort Effect of
    Historic Events (Ash Course)
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  • DQ2 For this discussion, you will need to read
    Chapters 1 and 2 in your textbook. In addition,
    you will need to review pages 10 through 13 of
    Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences and
    pages 62 and 63 of Aging, Society, and the Life
    Course.
  • As your textbook notes, historical events can
    have different impacts depending upon ones age
    cohort. Historical events like the Great
    Depression, World Wars, and pandemics have had a
    marked impact on the life course of individuals.
    How have the social and demographic

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  • SOC 304 Week 2 Assignment The Aging Connection
    (Ash Course)
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  • Week 2 assignment
  • The Aging Connection
  • The number of older Americans has increased
    dramatically because older adults are living
    longer partly due to the improvements in health
    care technology. However, the question of quality
    of life has been raised as people live longer and
    experience more health problems in the midst of
    rising health care costs and, as the textbook
    authors note, individuals past health

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  • SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 1 Aging Simulation Exercise
    (Ash Course)
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  • Week 2
  • DQ1 After reading about the physical impairments
    related to age in Chapter 4 of the textbook and
    watching Aging, visit Sociology of Aging Age
    Related Impairments A Simulation Exercise and
    select at least two of the impairments that are
    listed in the exercise. After selecting the
    impairments that you will be simulating, use the
    household items that are listed and proceed with
    carrying out your normal tasks around your home.
    Then, describe which impairments

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  • SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Self-Concept in Old Age (Ash
    Course)
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  • DQ2 In Chapter 5 of your textbook, you learned
    about the self-concept, which is how an
    individual thinks of herself or himself. Although
    the self-concept is something that is established
    early in life, it changes as one grows older
    through life experiences. After reading the
    chapter, address the following
  • a. Discuss the experiences that an individual may
    have in her or his later years that may alter
    that persons self-concept. Be sure to discuss
    experiences that would both positively and
    negatively impact her or his self-esteem.

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  • SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 1 Sexual Orientation in Later
    Life (Ash Course)
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  • Week 3
  • DQ1 Chapter 7 in your textbook discusses the
    unique issues that are experienced by older gay
    men and lesbians in society. Review that chapter
    and watch Isnt Aging the Same for Everybody?
    to prepare for this discussion. In addition,
    review the information related to resources for
    the aging found at the LGBT Aging Resources
    Clearinghouse for this discussion. Then,
    consider what the issues facing older gay men and
    lesbians are. Specifically, discuss the legal
    issues that are related to public policies,
    end-of-life decisions, housing, and health care.
    Compare and contrast the experiences of older
    gays and lesbians with those of older
    heterosexuals.

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  • SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Responsibility to the
    Elderly (Ash Course)
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  • DQ2 You will be reading Chapter 7 of the
    textbook and an article titled Demography of
    Aging in China and the United States and the
    Economic Well-Being of Their Older Populations
    (found in the ProQuest database, in the Ashford
    University Library) to prepare for this
    discussion. In addition, you will watch Family
    Care for Aging Parents.

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  • SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 1 Age Discrimination (Ash
    Course)
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  • Week 4
  • DQ1 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
    (ADEA) prohibits discrimination against
    individuals who are aged 40 and older. This law
    acknowledges that age discrimination is a
    violation of an individuals civil rights. Aging
    is inevitable and ADEA addresses the needs of
    older individuals who need access to
    opportunities for gainful employment. Consider
    what this law does and what aspects of employment
    it covers.
  • After reading Chapters 8 and 9 in your textbook

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  • SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 2 Family and Medical Leave Act
    (Ash Course)
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  • DQ2 A growing number of American employees are
    having to care for their elderly parents.
    Caregiving may include taking extended periods of
    time off from work. The Family and Medical Leave
    Act (FMLA) of 1993 addresses this need by
    providing some employees with up to twelve weeks
    of unpaid leave per year without fear of losing
    their jobs.

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  • SOC 304 Week 5 DQ 2 Medicare (Ash Course)
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  • DQ2 As Chapter 11 in your textbook notes, the
    costs for health care have risen dramatically and
    are expected to continue to rise. While Medicare
    is a public insurance program that provides
    coverage to almost everyone who is 65 and older,
    it only covers a portion of health care expenses.
    In fact, the authors of your textbook note that
    if current trends continue, by 2030 half of
    those aged 65 and older will spend more

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