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Issues of the Elderly

Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 05:19:01
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 6 pages (1735 words)
It was not long ago that we as a society, viewed elderly as a valued citizen. Historical research shows that the treatment of older people varied from time to time and place to place. All past societies have one thing in common-none of them had the number of older people present in society today. None of them had a respond to the rapid population aging that we will see in the next fifty years. Aging …
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…the population twenty years from now. This is not to say that only the older adults issues that are raised should be the only ones to pay attention to, but I do think it should be a higher priority. Works Cited: 1. Novak, Mark. Issues in Aging (Boston: Pearson Press, 2006). 2. H. Binstock, Robert. Old-Age Policies, Politics, and Ageism (Fall 2005). 3. National Governors Association: Measuring TA. Years: State Aging Trends and I<Tab/>Indications (2004)
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