Sociology 2247A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ozone Depletion, Junk Food, Testicular Cancer
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Aging of the body: aging of the sensory organs (taste, smell, lots of salt and sugar, generally don"t enjoy eating as much so they eat less and are at risk for malnutrition, can"t taste food spoilage sight declines, eyes need more light to see stumbles and falls bad driving, hearing, (aging, accumulated noise induced hearing damage, won"t get their ears checked and must get hearing aids (symbol of old, aging of the nervous system/brain, makes them more likely to fall, lose balance. Memory: limited processing resources, suggests that the capability of our brains change, limited ability to access memory (recall) or the memorize facts (store, reduced processing speed, our brains slow, not able to process information as fast. The cause affects disease outcomes through multiple risk factors. The cause involves access to resources that can assist in avoiding health risks or to. Paid work and physical health chronic stress, workplace injury.