GERO 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Functional Disorder, Intercultural Competence, Dementia
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Chronological aging: number of years since birth. Our organs stop being as efficient around the 30s. Psychological aging: chances in memory, personality, etc. Ex: memory loss, information processing getting weaker. Show up when a person is younger and don"t go away with age. Sociology of aging: study of changes in social roles, relationships, and social context. Ex: work and retirement, family, friends, public policy. Gerontologists: study aging on the individual and population levels. Cultural competence: ability to honor and respect style, attitudes, behaviors, and belief. Important for treatment by practitioners and shifting social statuses. Millennials just beat out baby boomers even though population growth has dropped drastically (. 7) Social security for elders is paid for every person by the equivalent of 4 workers. Social security paid by us does not go to us. Individual aging: progressive changes for each person across the life course. Not all changes are negative with aging.
