HLSC 2P40 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Catherine Mayer, David Frum, United States House Committee On Oversight And Government Reform
24 Jan 2017
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Three reasons for studying aging: 1) we are all getting old 2) how to support family and friends who are aging 3)more people work with the elderly. In 2011, canada had 4. 95 million people aged 65 and over. Older canadians made up 14. 8 percent of the population in that year and experts predict that this proportion will grow to 9. 8 million people or 24. 5 percent by 2036. Sociologists define a social structure as a relatively stable pattern of social interactions. The family, the education system and the health care system all fit this definition and they will change as society ages. Canadians live in three and four generation families. Universities are taking more and more older students. Healthcare system will have to focus on long term care as well as short term. Gerontology: is the discipline that systematically studies aging.
