[GRT2100] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 70 pages long Study Guide!
1 Dec 2016
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To review demographics to better understand aging in canada today. To understand the three demographic forces causing canada"s population to age from. To begin to discuss the impact of the aging baby boomers. Definition: the scientific study of aging and its consequences: geron = old man"; ology = the study of". The population is aging worldwide at an unprecedented rate. From 1950 to 2000, people who are sixty years old and up have tripled which has an impact on family, education, work, business, and the government. Aging is truly a privilege and a societal achievement. It is also a challenge which will impact all aspects of the twenty-first century. " who. Older adults are more politically active and are big in numbers which has an impact on how we organize society. The leading cause of death was infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia, and influenza and the average life expectancy was around sixty years old.
