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Age and Inequality
At what age should people stop working and retire?
- What should they do after they retire?
- At what age are people considered “old?”
- How much do “old” people know?
How are older people viewed in our society?
• Are they respected or ridiculed?
• What are the stereotypes of the Elderly? Teens? Kids?
• Are they treated differently in America vs. around the world?
• What are some of the challenges that older people face?
• What are some of the advantages that older people have socially? Economically?
• Agism: A set of beliefs that justify prejudice and discrimination against a group based on age
• The elderly are a minority group- how does that affect how they are treated in society?
• Explain why the elderly have high rates of poverty
Life expectancy: avg # of years ppl can expect to live
• Higher income countries= higher life expectancies and vice versa- WHY?
• Life expectancy varies based on sex, ethnicity, SES due to life chances
• At each age we have a different set of expectations placed on us- should grandma be rollerblading??
Chronological age: person’s age based on date of birth
Functional age: physical appearance, mobility, strength, coordination, and mental capacity
To be young is to…
To be old is to…
What does it mean to be young at heart?
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United States Population Pyramid for 2010
Age and sex distribution for the year 2010:
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What is happening in these age pyramids- what is happening to American society?
- Are people having as many kids as they used to?
- What issues may come up with Americans becoming older?
- What pattern of population boom do you see, and what are the causes?
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Pre-Industrial Societies
- Hunter Gatherers- young people are useful, elderly are a liability
- With farming advances, being elderly has its benefits for all of the knowledge of farming
Industrial and Post-Industrial Societies
- People live longer due to medical advances
- Elderly people are changing locations- sunbelt area, moving to a warm climate
- Do they still feel as useful to society?
- Whose responsibility is it to take care of the aging population?
- Should the government step in to take care of the aging population?
- Since the elderly have the highest voter turnout of all subgroups, how does this affect American politics?
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