HLSC 2P40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Norm (Social), Geriatrics, Intergenerational Equity

• School: Brock University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLSC 2P40
• Professor: Miya Narushima

Document Summary

Look at study questions and summary of each chapter. July 2015 older canadians 65 and up, made up more than 16 percent of the population. Quiz on chapter one and 2 next week, memorize key terms in red in the text, study questions and summary first. Two points of view: how does aging affect an individual, how will an aging population change society?= social structures. To replace myths and stereotypes with facts and knowledge. To improve the quality of life in old age. Geriatrics is much more focused on the disease e. g (cid:858)geriatri(cid:272) (cid:373)edi(cid:272)i(cid:374)e(cid:859) Gerontology: how to care, prevent, treat old age and the factors that come with it. (cid:373)ales life e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)ta(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455): 80 i(cid:374) ca(cid:374)ada a(cid:374)d (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)(cid:859)s life e(cid:454)pe(cid:272)ta(cid:374)(cid:272)(cid:455) is 84 i(cid:374) ca(cid:374)ada. About 14. 8 percent of the canadian population was seniors. 2036: 24. 5% percent of the canadian population are seniors. 2056: 27. 2% percent of the canadian population are seniors (this is the baby boomer generation born after ww2.