1. What do self theories seek to explain?
2. Explain Erikson’s eighth stage, integrity versus despair, as it relates to late adulthood.
3. How are behaviours such as refusing to give up driving and compulsive hoarding examples of older adults maintaining the self?
4. Explain the connection between the positivity effect and well-
5. What do stratification theories seek to explain?
6. Give examples to demonstrate how both the disengagement theory and the activity theory might apply to older adults.
7. How is gender stratification evident in the way that older men and women take care of one another?
8. In what ways might stratification by ethnicity exacerbate the problems that older adults experience?
9. How has the LICO rate among Canadian seniors changed over the last almost 40 years, and what accounts for this change?
10. Why would a person choose not to retire?
11. What are some benefits of volunteering, and what can be done to encourage more volunteerism among older adults?
12. What are the benefits and liabilities for elders who want to age in place?
13. How do religion and religious institutions fulfill the needs of the elderly?
14. How does the political activism of older and younger adults differ?
15. In what ways might long-
16. In what ways do older and younger generations support one another?
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17. Choose one factor that impacts relationships between parents and adult children and explain how it might affect the relationship.
18. Which type of grandparenting seems to benefit both generations the most? Explain.
19. Why is it important for older adults to have close companions?
20. What are ADLs and IADLs? Why is it important to consider both when discussing frailty?
21. What problems might arise in caring for a frail elderly person? What measures might help caregivers?
22. What factors might increase the likelihood of elder abuse?
23. What criteria would you use when evaluating a nursing home?
24. When might assisted living be a good option for elderly people and when might village care be a good option?