Theoretical Framework The theoretical framework of this article is centered on the association between age identities, perception of age, and health. This concept is analyzed from the prospective of when middle age ends, when old age starts, and desired as well as self-perceived age. Age identity, age perception, and health have more similarities than differences among them. The theoretical concept of this article is based on social identity theory and identity theory. It measures people’s perception and interpretation of themselves and the effect age has upon them based on these two theories. A number of studies looking at the concept of age identity and age perception, through the lens of health, have been conducted. These studies consider
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Ones this information was sorted and selected, they began to compare and sort people’s answer about age identity and age perception, generating a table of data in this category. Short after, they did the same for the health section, ones these two tables were created they compared the information to find similar features between health and people’s age identity and perception. They selected 20 questions both yes and no, as well as short answers, this question represent both the quantitative and qualitative methods. Each question covered every piece of the researcher and it illustrates the contrast between age, identity, perception and …show more content…
This article shows how age has a significant effect on one’s health and how ageing is something beyond a number is mental is something that you could manipulate and this could have a strong effect on your body and life. Older people between the age of 50 and 80 years old, as well as the medical institutions will be major institutions and individuals affected by aging. For individuals this notion of age is constantly changing and it has become an issue of identity among our generations. Society is also a victim of this phenomenon called age; the obsession with being young and aging has become part of our culture and our everyday life. The medical is always trying to understand aging and its effects on the human body, but it not possible if studies like this show a different yet true spectrum of the
Ones this information was sorted and selected, they began to compare and sort people’s answer about age identity and age perception, generating a table of data in this category. Short after, they did the same for the health section, ones these two tables were created they compared the information to find similar features between health and people’s age identity and perception. They selected 20 questions both yes and no, as well as short answers, this question represent both the quantitative and qualitative methods. Each question covered every piece of the researcher and it illustrates the contrast between age, identity, perception and …show more content…
This article shows how age has a significant effect on one’s health and how ageing is something beyond a number is mental is something that you could manipulate and this could have a strong effect on your body and life. Older people between the age of 50 and 80 years old, as well as the medical institutions will be major institutions and individuals affected by aging. For individuals this notion of age is constantly changing and it has become an issue of identity among our generations. Society is also a victim of this phenomenon called age; the obsession with being young and aging has become part of our culture and our everyday life. The medical is always trying to understand aging and its effects on the human body, but it not possible if studies like this show a different yet true spectrum of the