Question

6 Explain activity theory and disengagement theory. Is it normal for an older person to disengage from life? Or, is it more likely that older people will continue to pursue activities consistently to the end of their life? 7 Theories in Gerontology can be divided into macro and micro theories. What do these theories cover and why is each category necessary for viewing aging? What is the difference between aging processes and aging structures? 8 What should we call older people, how do we deal with elderly people, is there respect for elders? 9 How different is the term successful aging from Cowdry's first research on gerontology called Problems of Aging? What does this say about a possible change to our view of aging? 10 If we wanted to think of elders as living in a subculture, what would indicate that this exists?

Answer 1

6)Activity theory.

This theory states that older people can be happier when they remain active and have interaction between themselves and society.

Disengagement theory.

This theory states that older people disengage from the society because it is natural and they know that they are near to their death.

It is not normal for an older people to completely disengage from life.Even if they know that there time for death is opproching they may undergo changes in there way of thinking but when one is living what ever the age may the person is he will have ties with others whether they are family or friends or society.They can't just disengage from life.They will continue to pursue activities which helps them to feel peace fullness and happiness.Untill their health remains good they will purse activities.

8)Older people can be called by their name or we can call them sir or madam.But the important thing is we should be respectful when we are speaking to them.Because they are elders and they lived their lives and may cross so many problems and we too have older people in our family and they are the reason we are here today.