1981
DOI: 10.17161/str.1808.4885
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Aging in Comparative Cultural Perspective

Abstract: DARYL EVANS received his ph.D. from the University of Colorado. He spent an extended period observing and interviewing mentally retarded people, their parents, and allied professionals. He recently released a film on the issues surrounding a retarded man's movement to a community-based residential setting. In addition to serving as a consultant of federal residential grants, and numerous state service delivery task forces dealing with mental handicaps, he has a book forthcoming on the lives of mentally retarde… Show more

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“…The economic function of the family as a production unit has withered, as has the parental power that is based on the control of family property. Children coming of age can quickly gain their economic independence, and because of the division of labor, technological advancements in the modern economy, and expansion of educational opportunities, the younger generation's earning potential tends to be higher than that of the older one (Cowgill 1972). All these changes directly or indirectly result in a decline of parents' authority, including the decision-making on intergenerational living arrangements.…”
Section: Theories and Research On Living Arrangementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The economic function of the family as a production unit has withered, as has the parental power that is based on the control of family property. Children coming of age can quickly gain their economic independence, and because of the division of labor, technological advancements in the modern economy, and expansion of educational opportunities, the younger generation's earning potential tends to be higher than that of the older one (Cowgill 1972). All these changes directly or indirectly result in a decline of parents' authority, including the decision-making on intergenerational living arrangements.…”
Section: Theories and Research On Living Arrangementsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…szerepelmélet, csereelmélet gerontológiai vonatkozásait, hanem a szociálgerontológia "belső" fejlődése során formálódó elméleteket emeljük ki -így az elszakadáselméletet, amely szerint az időskorba érve az egyén természetes igénye a visszavonulás, és az, hogy átadva helyét az őt váltó generációnak, megszabadulva a kötöttségektől élvezi a hosszú munkás évek "gyümölcsét", miközben a társadalom oldaláról ez szintén kívánatos, mert segíti a munkaerőpiaci rotációt és a generációs váltást (Cumming, Henry 1961), az aktivitáselméletet, amely hangsúlyozza az aktivitás megőrzését idős korban új tevékenységi mozgásterek kialakításával, amelyek révén az idősödő egyén felváltja korábbi szerepeit pl. egy nyugdíjas közösségben új szerepet és mozgásteret találva (Havighurst 1963), a modernizáció elméletét, amely azt hangsúlyozza, hogy az ipari fejlődéssel, urbanizációval az idősek elvesztik korábbi társadalmi pozíciójukat, presztízsüket és háttérbe szorulnak, szemben a kevésbé fejlett társadalmakkal, ahol az idősek közösségi pozíciója és szerepei gyakran jóval erősebbek (Cowgill 1972), valamint a már részletesebben érintett kontinuitáselméletet az identitás megőrzésének és kontinuitásának adaptív jelentőségével (Atchley 1989). E "klasszikus elméletek" mellett megjelentek más jelentős irányok is -így a korstratifikáció (életkor szerinti rétegződéselmélet − Riley et.…”
Section: Az Egyén éS a Környezete Közti Viszony Dinamikai Tényezőiunclassified
“…One early attempt to understand the changing social status of older people was presented by sociologists (e.g., Parsons 1951;1964;Cowgill 1972), suggesting that older people became less appreciated in the industrial epoch due to rising standards of rationalization and effectiveness. Whereas previously older people were respected, admired, and believed to possess wisdom, their social status has declined over time as societies have become modernized, and preindustrial modes of production were replaced by highly industrial and technological structures.…”
Section: Ways Of Understanding Social Changementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Whereas previously older people were respected, admired, and believed to possess wisdom, their social status has declined over time as societies have become modernized, and preindustrial modes of production were replaced by highly industrial and technological structures. Cowgill (1972) has identified four central mechanisms in this process: advances in health, technological developments, urbanization, and education. As medical practices advanced and public health was improved during the twentieth century, longevity increased, which in turn increased the level of competition between age groups within labour markets.…”
Section: Ways Of Understanding Social Changementioning
confidence: 99%
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