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

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

__________ 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.

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.

The research conducted by Stanley Milgram and his colleagues provides evidence that obedience to authority.

Becky and Eric recently had their first baby and now they are considered to be a:

A legally sanctioned form of marriage is __________, which refers to a marriage between two partners, usually a woman and a man.

Kinship in industrial societies is usually traced through both parents (bilineally). The most common form is __________ – a system of tracing descent through both the mother’s and father’s sides of the family.

Class (socioeconomic status based on a person’s education, occupation, and income) is the most significant predictor of whether a person will participate in mainstream __________ organizations.

__________ is the study of the nonphysical aspects of aging, including such topics as the societal consequences of an aging population and the personal experience of aging.