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Question 1

What is the primary reason that the older population is growing rapidly?

Answer 1

Chiefly because of growing life expectancy

Question 2

Life expectancy

Answer 2

Average length of time one would be expected to live

Question 3

Is life expectancy increasing

Answer 3

Yes. Life ex. In 1900 was 47 years. 2012 it is 78. It is expected to be in the mid 80s bu 2050

Question 4

What is ‘Maximum life span’?

Answer 4

The maximum number of years a species can survive when environmental hazards are removed.
humans have a soft limit of 85-90 years but can not expect to live beyond 120 years.

Question 5

the number of people age 65 and older compared with every 100 working individuals is called the _________ _______ .

Answer 5

The dependency ratio

Question 6

What is the support ratio?

Answer 6

The number of employed people compared with dependent people.
ie. in 1910 there were 10 working people supporting 1 retired elderly.
now there is less than 5:1

Question 7

Centenarians

Answer 7

people who reach 100 years of age

Question 8

super-centenarian

Answer 8

people who have reached 110 years or more

Question 9

What proportion of the population over 65yrs is non-Caucasian?

Answer 9

aprox 20%

Question 10

compression of morbidity

Answer 10

lengthening the years of optimal health in people so that they only live a few years with illness in very old age

Question 11

What are the 4 processes of aging:

PBS Cids

Answer 11

1. Psychological aging
2. biological aging
3. Social aging
4. chronological aging

Question 12

What does it mean to say that society is ‘age graded’?

Answer 12

roles, expectations, opportunity, status constraint are associated with age

Question 13

Why should we study aging?

Answer 13

-increase understanding of social issues
-insight into our own aging
insight into the aging experience of others ( loved ones etc)
-develop an understanding of your strengths and interests in regards to aging