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SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 1 Theoretical Frameworks
SOC 304 Entire Course (Ash)
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.
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
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SOC 304 Week 2 Assignment The Aging Connection
(Ash)
SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 2 The Cohort Effect of Historic
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
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.
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SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Self-Concept in Old Age (Ash)
SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 1 Aging Simulation Exercise
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
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
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SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Responsibility to the
SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 1 Sexual Orientation in Later
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.
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.
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SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 2 Family and Medical Leave
SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 1 Age Discrimination (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.
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
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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
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