PSYC 353 Lecture Notes - Visible Minority, Paul Baltes

• School: University of Calgary
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 353
• Professor: Rose Joudi Kadri

Document Summary

Gerontology the study of aging from maturity through old age (scientific medical field) Myths of aging lead to the negative stereotypes of older people, which may result in. Ageism, a form of discrimination against older adults based on their age. You can"t been seen outside at 10 pm because you"re an adolescent, and adolescents are hooligans for example. The life-span perspective: early phase (childhood and adolescence, later phase (young adulthood, middle age, old age) There have never been as many older adults in industrialized countries as there are now. Numbers increased dramatically during the 20th century because of better health care and lowering of women"s mortality during childbirth. In 1976 there were many more young people than older adults. Main reason countries are aging" due to lower birthrate. With decreasing birthrate comes shrinking supply of workers (and consumers) Increase in older adults presents multiple problems in health system. Older women out-number older men in all ethnic groups in canada.