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SOC 304 GUIDES Real Education
SOC 304 Entire Course (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 SOC 304 Week 2
Assignment The Aging Connection SOC 304 Week 3 DQ
1 Sexual Orientation in Later Life
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SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 1 Theoretical Frameworks (Ash)
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DQ1 After reading Chapter 3 in your textbook,
address the following 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.
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SOC 304 Week 1 DQ 2 The Cohort Effect of Historic
Events (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc304guides.com     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 Assignment The Aging Connection
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om   Week 2 assignment The Aging Connection 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 and
experience more health problems in the midst of
rising health care costs and, as the
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SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 1 Aging Simulation Exercise
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om     Week 2 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,
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SOC 304 Week 2 DQ 2 Self-Concept in Old Age
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m     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, it changes as one grows older
through life experiences. After reading the
chapter, address the following
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SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 1 Sexual Orientation in Later
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des.com     Week 3 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. In addition, review the
information related to resources for the aging
found at the LGBT Aging
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SOC 304 Week 3 DQ 2 Social Responsibility to the
Elderly (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.soc304guides.com     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. In addition, you
will watch Family Care for Aging Parents.
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SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 1 Age Discrimination (Ash)
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eek 4 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 access to
opportunities for gainful employment.
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SOC 304 Week 4 DQ 2 Family and Medical Leave Act
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om     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.
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SOC 304 Week 5 DQ 2 Medicare (Ash) FOR MORE
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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. In
fact, the authors of your textbook note
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