FRHD 1020 Chapter 8: Textbook - Chapter 8 (Grey Power and the Sunset Years)
29 Dec 2011
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Textbook: the family dynamic a canadian perspective fifth edition. Chapter 8: grey power and the sunset years. Social time clock sense of age range in which certain life events are supposed to happen, those appearing on time" are less traumatic. Chronological, physical, psychological, and social connected to our notions of the social time clock. Chronological age come with age (pension, driving test). Chronological age is the number of years a person has lived. Median retirement age is dropping 1970s and 1980s was 65, 1987 lowered to 60, and since then it has declined. Rrsp, economic cutbacks, layoffs, options now have people able to retire between 55 and 64. Most consider old age beginning at 65, which is relatively new standard. 1952 old age pension given to residents over 70; 1966 lowered to 65. Before pension plans many worked as long as they could, then depending on children or charity to survive.
