Gender stratification
Males and females unequal access to property, power, and prestige
Sex
The biological characteristics that distinguish males and females
Gender
Consists of whatever behaviors and attitudes a group considers proper for its males and females
Feminism
The view that biology is not destiny and that stratification by gender is wrong and should be resisted met with strong opposition, both by men who had privilege to lose and by women who accepted their status as morally correct
Glass ceiling
The mostly invisible barrier that keeps women from advantaging to the top level at work
Sexual harassment
Unwelcome sexual attention at work or at school, which may affect a person's job or school performance or create a hostile environment
Life expectancy
The number of years people can expect to live
Graying of America
Refers to this growing percentage of older people in the U.S. population
Life span
The maximum length of life possible
Ageism
To refer to prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age
Age cohorts
People who were born at roughly the same time and who passes through the life course together
Disengagement theory
Elaine Cumming and William Henry this is the function of pensions
Activity theory
The view that stratification during old age is related to a person's amount and quality of activity
Continuity theory
The focus of this theory is how people adjust to retirement by continuing aspects of their earlier lives