SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - Filial Piety, Karl Mannheim, Population Ageing
Document Summary
Canada"s populations is aging more quickly than many other countries. Ways which aging & age group change => changes in demography & society. How the idea of age & aging changed over time. Types of challenges different subgroups will face as they grow older. Extended lifespan- enough time now for people to lead serveral lives. New opportunity holds great importance for social organization. Age & aging hold most interest for older people (aged the most) Our society has recently aged rapidly & will continue. Great popular interest in study of young people -> are & will increasingly important as consumers. Aging is important - takes place within historical context. But something never change (fights with parents, feeling insecure about future, wanting to change change the world) Different generations grow up in different times -> finding agreement bw generations is a challenge.
