Adulthood & Aging
Part 2
I.  Aging Successfully
     1.  Disengagement Theory
       A. Cumming & Henry first described this as a withdrawal process
       B. Havighurst, Neugarten, & Tobin did follow-up work
       C. criticisms of disengagement theory
     2.  Activity Theory
       A. criticisms of activity theory
II.  The Family
     1.  The Empty Nest
       A. Is it a time of satisfaction or dissatisfaction?
     2.  The Full Nest
       A. adult children are often living at home
     3.  Grandparenting
       A. includes adults of almost all ages
       B. styles (from Neugarten 1964-1968)
       C. meaning & significance of grandparenting
       D. gender differences among grandparents
       E. social class differences among grandparents
III.  Social Class, Poverty, & Housing
     1.  Social Class
     2.  Poverty
     3.  Housing
IV.  Race
     1.  African American Elderly
     2.  Hispanic Elderly
     3.  Native American Elderly
     4.  Asian-American Elderly
V.  Death
     1.  Attitudes toward death
     2.  Facing Death
       A. Young adults
       B.  Middle Age
       C.  Elderly
     3.  Definitions
       A.  Bereavement
       B.  Mourning
       C.  Grief
     4.  Differences for men and women
       A.  Widows  (women)
       B.  Widowers (men)
       C.  Services for widowed individuals

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