sociology of the Families

number of divorces out of energy 1,000 married women

not just what we are socialized but what we actually do

the amount of yearly income a family requires in order to meet its basic needs according to the federal government

percent of americans with income below the poverty line

income below 1/2 the poverty threshold 11,746 for family of 4

process in which society moves from a situation of high fertility rates and high life expectancy

interdisciplinary science of aging that draws upon biology medicine and the sociology, psychology and family studies

explores th process by which elders and society simultaneously disengage from one another

intersexual in discovering the way that the elderly continue the roles and activities they have developed over the life course

Aging does not bring a radical departure from earlier years

individuals and larger cohorts have been shaped by historical economic social factors that may have arisen at anytime in the life course

Aging is a social process not simply a biological and many experiences of the elderly are shaped by the inequalities they have encountered

Examines the role of the economic system, government military, and other institutions in sloping, legitimacy and reproducing power

suggests that women's experience mane different from males, analysis of women's expierence and recognition of gender oppression

elderly are less likely than another age group to be in poverty

federal health insurance program for people 65 and older

federal state health care program that is designed to serve poor persons no age limit and also covers longterm care for the poor

any act of gender violence that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual or physcoloigal harm and suffering to women (threats)

illegal recruitment , transport or sale of human beings into all forms of forced labor and servitude

violence between those who are emotionally or sexually intimate, such as spouses, partners, or those who are dating

one specific alteration that causes violence

complete control over partner

a violence resistance with self defense

mutual contribution of violence from both partners towards each other

the ability to see the influence of the social world on our personal lives