Retirement community

The Rationale and Purpose for the Group As individuals age, the hair begins to gray (Diller, 2012). Skin begins to sag and wrinkles appear on once youthful features. It gradually becomes physically harder or even impossible to engage in the functioning of everyday life. But possibly more stressful than the physical burdens of aging is the mental and emotional toll that these changes take on one’s psychological well-being (Birren & Schaie, 2001). The reality that one will eventually loose their…

player since they aged 7 years old although they know that they might find failure as the consequences. Not to mention that footballers only have 8 years average span of time during their career to accumulate money for their remaining life after retirement. Even more, there were some of the footballers involved in a controversial collision and almost facing death. Indeed, football is a dangerous career as there are some very boisterous, strong and large players and there is a chance for a soccer…

Ageism is the stereotyping and discrimination against individuals or groups on the basis of their age; ageism can take many forms, including prejudicial attitudes, discriminatory practices, or institutional policies and practices that perpetuate stereotypical beliefs. The term ageism was first used by gerontologist Robert N. Butler to describe the discrimination of older adults. Today, the tern is often applied to any type of age-based discrimination, whether it involves prejudice against…

and middle adulthood and reaches a peak around the age of 60 years old and then declines in old age. The reason why self-esteem reaches a peak during midlife is because this is normally the time of stable work, family, and romantic relationships. Retirement, spousal relationships, decreased social support, and declining health are all factors that contribute to declining self-esteem in older adults. Many theories have predicted that older individuals have the ability to maintain their…

If one of my friends or relatives were to bring up a conversation about older people stealing social resources away from everyone else, I would be very upset and try to respond with a well-educated response proving that they are not stealing social resources. After completing the activity in class I realized that yes when you retire at age 65 you get social security but normally is not an income you can depend on. People do not realize that when you are older you are generally paying for a lot…

Gerontology Gerontology is the study of aging as it pertains to older people; more specifically it is the study of all the changes aging brings about and its influence on the lives of the elderly; this field of study is interested in the science of aging and how it affects the functionality and social life of senior citizens (UGA.edu). The advancements of technology and medicine has helped to greatly expand the field of gerontology and has improved the work of gerontologists and the lives of the…

take advantage but most will need it. Those of us who sit in an office and are healthy and still working will not be able to collect at all until al least age 70 as it was until the 1990’s. Social Security income can still be reduced for earlier retirement and the less one pays into the system, but it would be much better macro economically if the payouts are closer to parity. A poorer worker needs the money substantially more than a wealthy worker. This solution would help more workers than…

The owner of the sites had attempted many times to get Carl to move out and into a retirement center. Although this is different from a nursing home, it still suggests that because Carl is old he cannot stay by himself. Eventually, Carl is forced from his home after a violent encounter. I could not help but think that if Carl was younger…

informative and positive. The article provides a caution for each area it addresses to better prepare for aging into old age. “Human behavior and the social environment, theory and practice” (2007) goes into detail with poverty, healthcare, mental health, retirement, and inequalities just to name a few. This article focuses on how to age gracefully and knoweledgeablely vs the womans article where it seems aging is a competition among the younger people. While “Human behavior and the social…

For example, the retirement age varies between countries, ranging from 55 to 70 years. First of all, this difference is explained by differences in life expectancy and disability of the elderly. In addition, as mentioned above, there are significant differences between industrial…