AHSC 444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Globe And Mail, Baby Boomers, Satchel Paige
15 Sep 2017
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How old would you be if you didn"t know how old you was? satchel paige. It is shown that more women than men are single: living arrangements, economic status, health status, ex. Increased life expectancy: decreased birth rates, baby boom generation: born between 1946 and 1966, and who started turning 65 in 2011. In the news : usually a negative perspective and stereotypes (about the older population). : strain the healthcare system, a heavy load, etc: example: Statscan numbers highlight concerns about the aging workforce (globe & mail, feb. 2, 2012: apocalyptic demography. The notion/idea that a demographic trend has catastrophic consequences for a society. It can impact society in 5 ways: aging is viewed as a problem that needs to be fixed, homogenization of older adults, age blaming, for needing more resources, intergenerational injustice, intertwining of population aging and social policy.
