SOC357H1 Chapter Notes -High School Dropouts, Osteoporosis, Fatalism
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March 18th well-being across the life course (ross and mirowsky) Middle age is the best time of life in terms of depression; older and younger adults report higher levels of depression. More commonly, depression comes and goes with the challenges and adaptations of life: measured in terms of depression, middle age is the best time of life. Middle aged americans report a lower average frequency of depression than young and older adults do. It looks as if depression starts high in early adulthood, drops to a lifetime low somewhere in the range of 40 to 60 years old and then rises to old age. Time elapsed since birth defines a person"s age. 5 distinct aspects of age: maturity, decline, life cycle, generation, survival. Each aspect contributes to differences in depression between age groups. People become more experienced, accomplished, and seasoned as they age they mature. Aging increases a person"s practice with living and the extent of self-composition.
