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ashley

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Provide a comparison of older adults with other subordinate or minority social groups.
 
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Which of the following statements is true of the first generation Filipino immigrants to the United States?
 
  a. They were female and employed as permanent workers on sugar plantations.
  b. They were male and employed in agricultural labor.
  c. They were World War II veterans and wives of U.S. soldiers.
  d. They were physicians, nurses, and professionals.



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Answer to Question 1

Older adults share the characteristics of subordinate or minority groups. Specifically:

1 . Older adults experience unequal treatment in employment and may face prejudice and discrimination.
2 . Older adults share physical characteristics that distinguish them from younger people, and their cultural preferences and leisure-time activities often differ from those of the rest of society.
3 . Membership in this disadvantaged group is involuntary.
4 . Older people have a strong sense of group solidarity, as reflected in senior citizen centers, retirement communities, and advocacy organizations.
5 . Older people generally are married to others of comparable age.

There is one crucial difference between older people and other subordinate groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities or women: every person who lives long will eventually assume the ascribed status of being an older person.

Answer to Question 2

b



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