HLTC22H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Stratification, Calender, Susan Sontag
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Baby boom the large birth cohorts comprising those born in canada between 1946 and 1965. In canada makes up 3o % of the total canadian population: 1o million individuals fit into a narrow age of 46-65, the level of people over the age of 65 is expected to level off in 2o31. With the increase of proper sanitation and public health people will live longer therefore the proportion of the population that is older. Population aging demographic phenomenon in which, because of decreased fertility and longer life expectancy, an increasing percentage of the population is made up of older people. The world today has older citizens who are healthier and more active. Common aging issues: gender inequality, gender the cultural definition of what means to be male and female. Intergenerational family relations: retirement the process of withdrawal from the labour force, normally at or around. 65 of ages: economic security, universal access to hc, social assistance in later life.
