Topic: Ageing Country: France Committee: General Assembly 3 Position Paper Topic Background France faces an ageing population. The cause of the problem is the rapidly decreasing support ratio‚ a low fertility rate and a falling birth rate. The low fertility rate is due to an increasing proportion of educated women who are pursuing careers. These women focus on their careers rather than on raising a family. This results in putting off having children until they’re 30 or deciding to just not
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P4 Explain two theories of ageing Disengagement Theory Cumming and Henry Engagement To be involved Association To be interested Being together To make a contribution Engrossment
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Social Impact of Ageing on the Older Person Life Span Changes Our purpose in life changes as we grow older. Infancy‚ childhood and adolescence all revolve around preparation for adult life and responsibilities. We are living at home‚ with the support of our parents and families to guide us through. Adulthood bring with them increasing involvement in work‚ marriage and family life. We are now independent and living life according to our own perceptions. Persons in old age are in a period of slow
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associated with ageing. Physical changes – skin‚ bones and joints * Skin becomes more wrinkled‚ thinner and less elastic. * Bones are less dense and are more likely to suffer from minor or serve injuries. * Joints stiffen and can be more painful as the bones thin out. * Muscles become weakened and loosen. * The spine may round which leads to hunched backs and other spine conditions. Senses: * Vision is not as good as it use to be‚ sometimes with ageing comes an eye condition
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Explain two theories of ageing Social disengagement theory This theory was originally proposed by Henry Williams and Elaine Cumming in 1961. According to this theory‚ as people age they disengage from society. This could be because older people would have restricted opportunities to connect with others. Social disengagement is a natural part of ageing where older people experience a reduction in social contact. The potential causes of disengagement could be: Ill health‚ this could be the loss of
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How does William Yeats present the theme of ageing in ‘’Sailing to Byzantium’’. "Sailing to Byzantium" begins as a meditation on the things which age leaves behind: bodily pleasure‚ sex‚ and regeneration. As death approaches‚ the speaker turns towards the possibility of rebirth as a potential solution for the trauma of watching his own body deteriorate. The line between spiritual and physical rebirth becomes blurred as the speaker imagines placing his soul into an art object‚ something that
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describe two theories of ageing –disengagement and activity P5 – Describe physical and psychological changes due to the ageing process M3: Use examples to describe the 2 theories of ageing D2: Evaluate the influence of 2 major theories on health and social care provisions. The activity theory The Activity Theory was originally an idea that was proposed by Lemon Bengtson &Peterson this proposal was seen to have a much more hopeful and positive view on ageing in comparison to the disengagement
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How the physical effects of ageing affect a persons self esteem and self confidence As a person becomes old they seem to lack in confidence. For some this isn’t the case but ageing can affect it in many ways. Not only positively but negatively too. Self esteem is how someone feels about themselves as a person but self confidence is how they protray themselves to others around them. Some being very confident but others not being confident at all. Compared to when they were young the elderly may
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Evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health and social care provision. I am going to evaluate the influence of two major theories of ageing on health and social care provision. Firstly‚ I am going to discuss the different services available to older people in health and social care. There are many services available for the older people and some of them include; Activities for Older People‚ Adult Protection‚ Community Transport‚ Home Care‚ Luncheon Clubs‚ Residential Care
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‘An ageing population can bring economic‚ political and social advantages as well as disadvantages’ (15 marks) The world’s population is growing older. There will be higher numbers of elderly people‚ a larger share of elderly‚ longer life expectancies‚ and fewer numbers of working-age people than dependent people. An ageing population does raise some challenges‚ but they are not all bad. It also brings new opportunities‚ because people have longer‚ healthier lives‚ resulting in extended working
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