Social Gerontology: Phases
The purpose of this presentation is to identify what life was like for an older (65+) individual
when they were young, middle-aged, and older adults. The person should be someone that you
work with or a family member with whom you have had significant contact.
Phase 1 -- provide a description of the older person by addressing the areas that are listed below:
What was school like for them? How long do they stay in school? Did they have to
leave to work? By choice or necessity? What meaning did this have for them
What kinds of leisure activities were popular in their youth? Is there a difference in
their leisure time activities now and why?
What were the customs regarding celebrations (such as weddings) or holidays? Have
these changed, if so how and how do they regard the present day celebrations?
How long did they live at home? Did they lead to get married? Get a job? Go to
school? How did these are events impact on their lives? How do they regard these
actions today?
What kinds of political changes have they seen? – What impact have these changes
had on them?
Phase 2 -- how does this older person function in their everyday activities?
Delineate this older person’s strengths and weaknesses. How do they impact on their
daily living
Identify and explain any specific services that the older uses and/or receives. Services
would include medical, social, financial, recreational, and institutional.
Identify any service that is needed by this older person but is not available in the
community where she/he lives.
Phase 3 – Analysis
Describe the significant changes that the older person reported that identify their
transition from middle age (45 -- 64) to older (65+), and how their
strengths/weaknesses facilitated their transition.
What is the major obstacle that the aging social service network is experiencing in
relation to the graying of America? (Present your informed decision).
From your conversations with older folks and in your professional experience what is
the most significant lack in the aging social service network in 2014.
Prior Learning Assessment BHS FLEX [SOC 325 SOCIAL GERNTOLOGY ]: [NAME] DATE: Oral Presentation The purpose of this presentation is to identify what life was like for an older (65+) individual when they were young, middle-aged, and older adults. The person should be someone that you work with or a family member with whom you have had significant contact. Phase 1 -- provide a description of the older person by addressing the areas that are listed below: What was school like for them? How long do they stay in school? Did they have to leave to work? By choice or necessity? What meaning did this have for them What kinds of leisure activities were popular in their youth? Is there a difference in their leisure time activities now and why? What were the customs regarding celebrations (such as weddings) or holidays? Have these changed, if so how and how do they regard the present day celebrations? How long did they live at home? Did they lead to get married? Get a job? Go to school? How did these are events impact on their lives? How do they regard these actions today? What kinds of political changes have they seen? – W.hat impact have these changes had on them? Phase 2 -- how does this older person function in their everyday activities? Delineate this older person’s strengths and weaknesses. How do they impact on their daily living Identify and explain any specific services that the older uses and/or receives. Services would include medical, social, financial, recreational, and institutional. Identify any service that is needed by this older person but is not available in the community where she/he lives. Phase 3 – Analysis Describe the significant changes that the older person reported that identify their transition from middle age (45 -- 64) to older (65+), and how their strengths/weaknesses facilitated their transition. What is the major obstacle that the aging social service network is experiencing in relation to the graying of America? (Present your informed decision). From your conversations with older folks and in your professional experience what is the most significant lack in the aging social service network in 2014.
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Social Gerontology: Phases
Phase 1: Description of the Older Person
F.S., the participant, is a 68-year-old female. She is an educated woman who studied from nursery up to college and gained a bachelor’s degree. Her family was in lower-middle-class; that is why she had to work from middle school up to college. In middle school, F.S. worked as a nanny of their neighbour during weekends, and she uses the money she earns for her school projects and allowance. In high school, she applied in a local grocery store in their neighbourhood while in college, she worked parttime every after class as a barista. She did not have to leave work because she got support from her elder brother and sister.
Despite having to work hard for a living, F.S. also enjoyed her youth by participating in school events such as school programs, immersions, and of course, the prom. She goes out with her friends at least once a week during weekends. They often go to a picnic in a nearby forest where they hang out near the falls. Sometimes, they camp overnight and play the guitar and sing while warming themselves at the bonfire. She also liked to watch a movie with her friends, whether at the cinema or home, now and then.
For her, a school is just an option. Nevertheless, she enrolled because she believed that a degree would alleviate her means of living. After all, that is what her parents did not have. She thought that she could have a better chance in life if she became more educated and sophisticated. When she compared the leisure activities now and then, she thinks that they are quite the same except for the fact that the children of today indulge themselves so much on social media while during their time, they spent the whole day talking and knowing each other or playing games with one another.
Weddings and holidays were celebrated just the same comparing then and now. The main difference lies with the use of technology and the way people dress. During her time, there were no enough resources, and clean water is scarce. Hence, they do not smell good. Also, she noticed that people now prefer a lowkey wedding rather than a big one like how it used to be before, where everyone in the neighbourhood is invited. The dresses of today are sophisticated, and women show more of their skin than before.
Holidays, such as Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, and New Year, are all celebrated the same way then and now. Despite having just enough, they invite, or they get invited every year to spent these days with their family, friends, or neighbours. These are the times of the year that serve as days-off after a long time spent working.
As mentioned above, she worked from middle school up to college. Despite earning on her own, she stayed at her parent’s house even in college because she only studied at a community college. She never left them not because her parents did not want to, but because she wanted to take care of them while her siblings are away.
F.S. graduated with a degree in economics and with her efforts, she became a professor at a college. Because of this ideal position, she started earning more than enough for her daily needs. However, before earning that position, she had to struggle because she fought for the position and often, for the promotion, with a man. Often, men are the ones who take an economics degree. Women seldom take it because it is highly analytic and requires the right eye for mathematics. The political climate during those times did not help her that much too because the government favoured strong men and regarded women as feeble.
Her experiences helped her to become the woman she is today. Because she is a poor girl, she learned hard work on her own. Every time she stumbles, she believes that there is always a reason why she is here. Thus, she continued moving. She is a woman of grit, intelligence, and wisdom. She is dauntless and passionate, and everything she does. Therefore, she made herself invincible despite the hardships.
Phase 2: The Today
F.S. lives with her husband in a small bungalow house that they bought to spend the rest of their lives together. They sold their previously big house, which was the result of her and her husband’s effort. Nevertheless, they still lived in the same neighbourhood. According to her, the big house looks empty without her kids. Their kids have their families of their own, and two of them lived in nearby towns while the younges...