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SOC 304 Entire Course (Ash)
SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 1 Theoretical Frameworks SOC
304 Week 1 DQ 2 The Cohort Effect of Historic
Events SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 1 Aging Simulation
Exercise SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Self-Concept in Old
Age SOC 304 Week 2 Assignment The Aging
Connection SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 1 Sexual Orientation
in Later Life SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 2 Social
Responsibility to the Elderly SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 1
Age Discrimination SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 2 Family and
Medical Leave Act SOC 304 Week 5 DQ 2 Medicare
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SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 1 Theoretical Frameworks (Ash)
DQ1 After reading Chapter 3 in your textbook,
address the following Discuss the differences
between activity theory and disengagement
theory. 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. Discuss how the theory that
you selected differs from the activity and
disengagement theories of aging.
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SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 2 The Cohort Effect of Historic
Events (Ash)
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
changes of the last century led to the increased
growth and aging of the population? Be sure to
discuss this in terms of the demographic
transition theory.
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SOC 304 Week 2 Assignment The Aging Connection
(Ash)
Week 2 assignment The Aging ConnectionThe
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 histories
also directly affect their use of health care and
will continue to do so (Markson Stein, 2012).
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SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 1 Aging Simulation Exercise
(Ash)
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 you simulated and what you
experienced. Answer the following questions What
was it like to complete your tasks with the
selected impairments? What were the difficulties
that you encountered while completing your tasks?
Were any of those difficulties unexpected?
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SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Self-Concept in Old Age (Ash)
DQ2In 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 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)
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)
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.In Demography of Aging
in China and the United States and the Economic
Well-Being of Their Older Populations, you are
introduced to the roles of the family and
government in the East as well as in the West.
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SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 1 Age Discrimination (Ash)
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 and reviewing the information
available on the Age Discrimination Fact Sheet
to prepare for this discussion, please address
each of the following Describe what ADEA means
in terms of what employers can and cannot do when
interviewing, hiring, promoting, and firing older
employees.
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SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 2 Family and Medical Leave Act
(Ash)
DQ2A 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.After reviewing the required
resources for this discussion, please address
each of the following questions How has the
passage of FMLA impacted the older population in
the United States? How has FMLA reduced the
challenges and stress associate with
caregiving? How has FMLA not relieved the stress
of caregiving?
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SOC 304 Week 5 DQ 2 Medicare (Ash)
DQ2As 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 than 25
of their income on medical bills and insurance
premiums (Markson Stein, 2012).After reading
Chapter 11 in your textbook and watching "Aging
America and Healthcare Reform," please address
each of the following Compare and contrast the
services provided to older individuals under
Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B.
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