FRHD 1020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Terminal Illness
15 Aug 2017
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Week 7: chapter 8 grey power and the. What is old: most societies have what is called a social time clock, or a sense of the age range in which certain life events are supposed to happen, as a whole, the population is getting older. Dimensions of aging: rather than one group of old people, most experts now see three: the young-old (64- 74), the old (75-84), and the old-old (85 and over: many of the variations among these groups have more to do with physical and psychological functioning than with chronological age. Chronological age: the number of years a person has lived, many people consider that old age begins at 65, but that is a new standard. In canada, seniors are men and women age 65 and over. In the late 70s to the end of life, individuals experience an encore phase of reflection and celebration of their lives.
