SOCL 2505 Chapter : Chapter 10 Notes
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Chapter 10 older people and their families. Grandparenthood as distinct stage is a wwii phenomenon. Growing standard of living people were living healthier and longer than ever before. Emergence of new life stage idea of grandparenthood. Mortality: the number of deaths in a population. Trends in mortality had decreased; increased by new standard of living. Active life expectancy : number of years a person can expect to live without disability. Not only are people adding years to their lives, they are adding healthy years. They are staying alive and are healthier when they are older. Actual and estimated population 65 years old and over in the u. s. Idea that population is increasing so much that in 1900 there are roughly 3 million elderly living. This population is increasing, but the young old population is increasing the most. People have to make arrangements for living longer. Women in general, live longer than men do.
