Sociology Later Years

Sociology Later Years

Open Ended

What are some noticeable changes that happen as people get older?

Objective

Describe the characteristics of life during late adulthood and list the new challenges that older Americans face by completing Quizizz questions (open response and multiple choice) with at least 70%.

Lesson Vocabulary

• gerontology - scientific study of the processes and phenomena of aging

• social gerontology - subfield of gerontology that studies the nonphysical aspects of aging

• young-old - refers to people aged 65 to 74

• middle-old - refers to people aged 75 to 84

•  old-old - refers to people aged 85 and older

•  Alzheimer's disease - organic condition that results in the progressive destruction of brain cells

Open Ended

What is the central idea about aging in the video?

Practice

Multiple Choice

The following are subjects of interest to gerontologists:

• young-old

• middle-old

• old-old

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

Alzheimer’s disease:

• marks mental decline or dementia.

• results in the progressive deterioration of brain cells.

• both a and b.

• neither a nor b.

Multiple Choice

Gerontology is the scientific study of the processes and phenomena of aging.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Elderly people fear dependency because

• they lose their independence.

• their status in society changes.

• it necessitates new role behaviors.

• all of the above

Exit Ticket

Respond to the two questions privately in the chat.