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    Government should pay attending in Physiological and Psychological change in aging because these two important aspects display how aging affect us. There are other important social aspects towards aging but I would discuss these two. People age every day because it is in the human nature to age and grow. Human aging is physiological changes that take plave in the human body leading to senescence which is the decline of…

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    Discrimination in Old Age Annotated Bibliography Sandra Rosenzweig University of Central Florida SYP 4732 Thesis Discrimination in the workplace is experienced by individuals from all social groups, but perhaps the one that goes most unnoticed is age discrimination. Ageism is discriminating or stereotyping individuals who fall into a specific age group (Powell). Although there are laws to protect workers (James) from age discrimination; it is difficult to prove the employers actions as being…

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    health conditions and medical advancement, our people live longer and get older. Thus, the senior population is increasing rapidly.Seniors made up 1/5 of the world population in 2012, and will reach 1/3 of total population in 2050.Population aging is a profound issue in the world. Hong Kong is no exception. The proportion of population aged 65 and over will increase to 26.8% in 2033. Obviously, aging population has a negative impact on Hong Kong’s economy resulting in the reduction of labor…

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    Gerontology Explosion

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    The Gerontology Explosion Aging is a normal process that occurred through the course of life, we are born, grow, mature and get old which is believe to be a closer stage to our end of life. In the past, people were dying at a very young age and we had less numbers of older populations and today the aging population keeps increasing as a result of better medical care present today. According to the National Institute of Health, (2007), in 2006 the world population age 65 and above was 500 million…

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    emotional support are linked. There would be a positive environment on which the main focus is on the resident. Also the residents should be able to comfortable enough to enjoy every day is extremely important. “Community services to meet the needs of aging women are a potentially powerful mechanism for extending the years of living” (Coyle, 1997, p.…

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    in a real world application that looks at individuals rather than the collective (which is not typical of economists), it’s easy to see that job shortages are indeed an issue. You don’t have to be operating under the fallacy to see that. Our population is aging, and despite Kesselman’s assertions, the question remains as to how younger people are meant to enter the workforce when many desirable positions are still being held onto by older labourers. It seems logical to think that one’s position…

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    scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people. The field of gerontology is very broad, and there are many subfields. Geriatrics focuses strictly on the medical conditions and disease of the aging, gerontology is a multidisciplinary study that incorporates biology, psychology and sociology. Because gerontology deals with multi-faceted aspects of aging. according to" Michelle Hall Between 2000 and 2030, the older population -- people age 65 and older…

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    having lost their motor skills, other drivers and their passengers are put at risk of being involved in an accident. The natural aging process affects one’s driving skills, making older drivers a danger to the safety of themselves and others; therefore, more uniform state laws and provisions are needed to monitor the driving abilities of this section of the population. It is not fair for dangerous, elderly drivers to continue driving and put innocent, capable drivers and their…

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    through a revolution that it has never experienced before – the aging population of America. The aging process starts from birth and continues throughout the life cycle. In each growing stage there is a label attached – baby, toddler, teenager, young adult, middle-age, but the over 55 group has numerous labels – senior, senior citizen, older person, elderly, old codger, old bat, geezer, hag, and so forth. The last segment of our population is the group that society has a hard time dealing…

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    Micro-level theories describe people and their relationships. These theories encompass the studies of how individuals change as they age. Micro-level theories use interpretive perspective. Macro-level theories look at social institutions, social systems, and whole societies. These theories examine the way that social institutions shape experiences and behavior. Macro-level theories use conflict perspective. There are three Theoretical Perspective used by Gerontologists, and they are the…

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