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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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