Gerontology

Definition Aging is the process of mental, physical, and social changes from maturation through old age. The mental, physical, and social changes that occur over time inversely affect each other. An individual’s mental health may diminish first, causing their social behavior to decline, and lastly because there is an unwillingness to be social could affect how sedentary they become, only worsening their physical state. Although aging comes with these negative effects, it should not be considered…

People face different kind of problems and issues at each different stage of life. As time passes, we enter a new age group and new problems arise, but along with the passage of time the solutions to the older ones come too. The changes in the world in the past years have led to new technology, improvements in healthcare and many more things. These changes helped us and made things easier for us but they also brought new problems for us, such us new diseases, expensive healthcare, new side…

Secondhand Lions begins with a young boy named Walter and his mother Mae driving to a farm in Texas, where Walter will live with his great uncles, Hub and Garth. His mother tells him that his uncles have been missing for 40 years, but have just returned to Texas as millionaires. Mae tells Walter he must form a relationship with his great-uncles before they die, in hopes they will leave their fortune to him. When they arrive to the farm, Hub and Garth are reluctant to let Walter stay, but…

Late adulthood: Adaptation and Aging Successfully As we age there are several stages in our adult life that change dramatically. We go through many different stages as our body ages, we lose family and friends do to death, and we retire, and or put out of employment due to age. With all of these changes, it is expected an aging adult in late adulthood, would experience several different feelings as they go through these stages of life. The following paper will discuss some of these changes and…

The older adult has always been a mysterious individual. Seeing them in all aspect of life and knowing that I am staring into my future, there is no escaping the creaky knees, the teeth loss, vision loss and any number of other negative feelings I have towards aging. The name of the interviewee has been changed to protect their confidentiality. She will be called "Gloria.” She was chosen because she was an older adult and seems to have an outgoing active personality. We very recently became…

With “950,000 individuals living in households regarded as experiencing ‘absolute poverty’.” and “870,000 individuals in Scotland living in households regarded as experiencing ‘relative poverty’”. (Poverty in Scotland, 2014: 91) It has long been argued that Scotland is a divided society. There are many ways, which will allow us to see to what extent Scotland is a divided society. To come to a balanced conclusion on to what extent Scotland is a divided society, we must look at several key factors…

I interviewed four elders in three different locations. Two elders were interviewed in their apartments in Kearney Palms apartments in Kerman California. The other elder was interview in Autumn Ridge at Kerman CA, and the fourth elder was interview by phone. My interview started with question number one, Please tell me about your childhood, family and school life. , Two elder said it was nice they enjoyed it because they made their own toys and imaginations. One elder did not enjoy his…

In the year 2068 I will turn seventy-four. For many people aging is daunting and unimaginable, but personally I find the idea of growing older quite exciting. Currently, at twenty I live with a chronic illness that is treatable but still at times crippling and the idea that some day I could live without it either through medication, gene therapy or transplant is not only mind-blowing but also very possible. As someone who is very interested in medical research I think that my peers and I will…

Methods This section describes the experience of listening to music in the lives of older people. The data focused on the relationship between people and the feeling of listening to music. The data collection was from one observation and seven interviews. The observation site was in a nursing home. The subjects of interviews included two women and five men. One was a musician who worked in various nursing homes in New England areas. Six people were living in Lowell, ranging from age 59-70. With…

Late adulthood usually begins at about age 65. Late adulthood is a time in an adults life that he or she may find meaning and satisfaction in life instead of becoming bitter and disillusioned. According to Houghton, Mifflin and Harcourt (2014), it has been estimated that by the year 2030, Americans over 65 will make up 20% of the population. Many older people are happy and engaged in a variety of activities. As a person in late adulthood gets closer to the end of life, he or she may desire…