distinctive voices it allows the responders to develop an understanding of their struggles. This is shown‚ in Ray Lawler’s 1950s play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Omar Musa’s spoken poetry Capital Letters‚ where they express the notion of change and ageing. With consideration to both composers context‚ Lawler’s 1950s Carlton Melbourne and Musa’s 1990’s Queanbeyan‚ the realist setting aids to the further understanding of distinctive voices. Change is a phenomenon that can’t be stop‚ it is a process
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P4 - Explain two theories of ageing The Continuity theory (Atchley 1989) stresses the importance of continuing as the person you have always been. This can involve continuing with; interests‚ lifestyles and social contacts from the past. Memories of the past may be important as they can help a person to tell their life story. The important thing is that people can continue to develop an internal sense of self-esteem and self-concept. The Continuity theory suggests that people will have different
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Overview of Aging Population in Singapore Populations in many developed countries are ageing‚ and Singapore is no exception. The first batch of post-war baby boomers will reach 65 years of age by 2012. The number of seniors will increase from 8.4% in 2005 to 18.7% in 2030 (refer to Table 1). According to the 2010 Population Report‚ The proportion of residents (i.e. citizens and PRs) aged 65 and above increased from 7.0% of the resident population in 1999 to 8.8% in 2009. Correspondingly‚ the
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Activity 1 – Theories of Ageing Disengagement theory The disengagement theory is one of the first social theories of ageing developed by Cumming and Henry in 1961. It is the idea of which states older people begin to withdraw or disengage from their past roles in society due to the decrease of their physical‚ intellectual and emotional abilities and skills which they are unable to accommodate in their roles. Also‚ at this stage of life‚ the elderly will eventually begin to diminish interests in activities
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successful; thus influencing diversity in society. The elderly are seen as unessential‚ unneeded‚ and a constant reminder we one day will be old as well. So we shy away from associating with the elderly; so we do not have a constant reminder of our own ageing and immortality. Reference: Schaefer‚ R. T. (2012). Racial and ethnic groups (13th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. • What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging
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Old age or ageing is the sequential or progressive change in an organism that leads to an increased risk of disability‚ disease and ultimately death. Demographic ageing is a global phenomenon. India is still poised to become home to the second largest number of older persons in the world. The socio-economic problems of the elderly are now a days aggravated by factors such as lack of social security‚ inadequate facilities of health care‚ rehabilitation etc. Living arrangements of the older people
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I Will Not Age Ageing is a natural part of life‚ as humans we age every day. As we age we become weak and our minds and bodies start to work slower. In the story “God is Not a Fish Inspector‚” Fusi is determined to live how he wants‚ without the interference of others. Fusi does not want his freedom to be taken away from him and he does not want to just wait for death. Fusi has different types of conflict with two of the main characters: his daughter‚ Emma‚ who wants to punish him for being old
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that sometimes all humans must accept and tackle change and adjustments in order to grow resilience and to ensure that a sense of belonging can be established and built on. This is seen in everyday life events such as death and moving on‚ individual ageing‚ the act of living life itself and also in the play “The Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll” written by Ray Lawler where one character in particular is very reluctant to change. Firstly‚ although bleak and quite confronting‚ death is without a doubt
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PROMPT- “Change can be easy or hard” Throughout your life the process of ageing is constantly influencing your identity. As William Shakespeare wrote “All the world’s a stage‚ And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances‚ And one man in his time plays many parts‚…”. Our identity is forever changing and this is because we are forever ageing. Throughout out the three main stages of ageing – youth‚ middle age‚ elderly- we don’t just age physically‚ we age physiologically
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Exam Question: - Wem Study figure 4 – what evidence is there to suggest Wem needs re-branding? Using figure 4‚ it is very apparent to me that Wem needs re-branding. The statement “the town hall is vacant” means that important council meetings can be held so no changes can be decided on. The fact that it is vacant shows a lack of interest in the community‚ which makes it not a very desirable place to live. The next statement from a local businessperson “Too many shops are shut-it’s like a dying
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