DISABILITIES &

AGE PERSPECTIVE
THE PHILIPPINE POPULAR CULTURE
 DISABILITIES
a physical or mental condition
that limits a person's
movements, senses, or
activities.
 VISIBILITY OF
DISABILITIES
a visible disabilities that
can be noticed to an
individual by just looking
at the person.
 It can be a facial feature that shows they have a disability; it can be an
involuntary shaking throughout their body or they cannot move physically as
the average individual does.

EXAMPLES ARE:
● vision Impairment
● physical disability
● deaf or hard of hearing
● autism spectrum disorder
● mental health conditions
● acquired brain injury
● intellectual disability
"People with disabilities are still
devalued”
—DR. Fiona whittington-walsh
 So that we need an attitudinal change,
awareness campaign, and an inclusive
education that will not only benefit people
with disabilities, but also expand out to
wider community.
The graying of the
society
means that the population
of older people in a country
or a society is increasing
and is dominating
 AGEING PERSPECTIVES

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Symbolic Conflict Functionalist
Interactionist Perspectives on perspective of
Perspectives on Aging aging
Aging
Symbolic interactionalist
perspectives on aging
Based on the symbolic-interaction
approach, activity theory is the idea that a
high level of activity increases personal
satisfaction in old age. Because everyone
bases social identity on many roles,
disengagement is bound to reduce
satisfaction and meaning in the lives of
older people. What seniors need is not to
be pushed out of roles but to have many
productive or recreational options.
Symbolic interactionalist
perspectives on aging
Activity theory does not reject the idea of job
disengagement; it simply says that people need
to find new roles to replace those they leave
behind. Research confirms that elderly people
who maintain a high activity level find the most
satisfaction in their lives. Activity theory also
recognizes that the elderly are diverse with a
variety of interests, needs, and physical abilities.
For this reason, the activities that people choose
and the pace at which they pursue them are
always an individual matter.
Conflict perspective on
aging
Conflict theorists view aging as especially
problematic in contemporary capitalistic
societies. As people grow older, their power
ends to diminish unless they are able to
maintain wealth. Consequently, those who
have been disadvantaged in their younger
years become even more so in late
adulthood.
Functionalist perspective
on aging
The Functionalists emphasized how
individuals adjusted to changing social roles
as they aged and how those roles were useful
to society.
Based on Hendricks 1992 - The earliest
theories often assumed that ageing brings
with it physical and psychological decline and
that changing social roles have to take this
decline into account.
Functionalist perspective
on aging
And according to Talcott Parsons, an
American sociologist, the society need to find
roles for older people consistent with
advanced age, where in fact older persons
often have knowledge and wisdom to share
with younger people. He also argued that this
failure could well lead to older people
becoming discouraged and alienated from
society.
Functionalist perspective
on aging
The Functionalists emphasized how
individuals adjusted to changing social roles
as they aged and how those roles were useful
to society.
Based on Hendricks 1992 - The earliest
theories often assumed that ageing brings
with it physical and psychological decline and
that changing social roles have to take this
decline into account.
 Now a days there are still an
intersectionality in the popular culture
with regards to the ageing and visibility of
disabilities. But through awareness of
intersectionality, we can avoid
discrimination and spread understanding
and appreciation towards our differences.
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