Although most people are related to members of their __________ by blood ties, those who are adopted have a legal tie that is patterned after a blood relationship.

A __________ is a set of organized beliefs and rules that establishes how a society will attempt to meet its basic social needs.

Social scientists refer to __________ as the patterns of individuals marrying those who have similar characteristics such as race/ethnicity, religious background, age, education, and/or social class.  

People do not voluntarily become members of __________ organizations (associations that people are forced to join).

Statuses are distinguished by the manner in which we acquire them. A __________ status is a social position conferred at birth or received involuntarily later in life, based on attributes over which the individual has little or no control, such as race/ethnicity, age, and gender.

The age of adolescence

Stereotypes regarding older persons reinforce __________, which is the prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age, particularly against older persons.

__________ theorists emphasize that social structure is essential because it creates order and predictability in a society. Social structure is also important for our human development.

__________ refers to inequalities, differences, segregation, or conflict between age groups. 

According to __________ theory, older persons make a normal and healthy adjustment to aging when they detach themselves from their social roles and prepare for their eventual death.