RACE‚ ETHNICITY‚ & AGING Fall 2013 Professor: J. Scott Brown Course Information Office: Upham 376 GTY/BWS 472/572 Office Hours: Tue. & Thur. 8:30-10:30 Tue./Thu. 2:30-3:50 Phone: (513) 529-8325 361 Upham Hall E-mail: sbrow@miamioh.edu Recommended Texts: The course readings will consist primarily of research articles and other readings that are available in electronic format (These are either directly available via normal library search or will be provided directly
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Gerontology is a fairly new multidisciplinary field focusing on several aspects of the aging process. Gerontologists study the aging process of the physical‚ mental and social changes in our aging population. Gerontology also includes investigating the effects on society resulting from our aging population. As humans‚ we are constantly trying to deny the fact that we are aging. As young adults‚ we see that the aging process is so far away in the distance‚ and never really are prepared for it when it
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paper‚ I will be arguing in defence of the Mind/Body identity theory. I will begin by outlining the theory itself as well as defining keywords and concepts used in claims and arguments‚ before discussing the arguments made against the Mind/Body theory‚ their subsequent critiques and counter-arguments. I will then conclude my defence of the theory and briefly discuss what implications it has on our society. To briefly define the theory in question: the Mind/Brain identity theory‚ or thesis‚ is a form
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The Silver Tsunami: The Challenges in Developing an Adequately Trained Nursing Force to Meet the Rising Tide of Elderly Baby Boomers Carel D. Peterson San Francisco State University The Silver Tsunami: The Challenges in Developing an Adequately Trained Nursing Force to Meet the Rising Tide of Elderly Baby Boomers In what is described as a silver tsunami‚ the baby boomers (boomers) are turning sixty-five years old at an alarming rate (Heise‚ et al.‚ 2012). Beginning in 2010 when the first wave
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is a change in an organism overtime and can be referred to as a multidimensional process of; (class notes) Maslow’s hierarchy is outlining what a persons basic needs to function and survive in life. Physiological changes Ways it affects are minds The way in which we learn- lack of confidence Problems sleeping Body doesn’t function the same Things slow down Skin becomes thinner and less elastic Digesting is slowed down Higher risks of infection Security Mobility problems Warmth- some
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of 65 that begin to show a deterioration of their driving skill through their driving records (these are held by a state’s DMV and the driver’s insurance company). Reasons why the licensing process should be tougher for elderly drivers is because aging affects a person’s ability to drive‚ elderly drivers are becoming traffic safety concerns‚ and services such as physical examinations and driver safety courses can be added to the licensing process for the benefit of the unstable elderly drivers.
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Mervine HCS/490 September 30‚ 2013 Dr. Joanne Tritsch Demographic Paper An Aging Population I have been designated by the senior management team at a community hospital to write a summary on the effects of changes in population demographics on the needs and services for a selected population. The population that I choose to write about is the aging population. In this paper I will identify the aging population and provide data about the demographics and psychographics for this particular
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Gerontology Conference Presentation HCS/548 Introduction Gerontology is the study of the aging process. “It includes the study of physical‚ psychological and social changes in older individuals and the investigation of societal changes resulting from the aging of the population” (What is Gerontology? 2015) This field is also concerned with the use of this knowledge to policies and programs. Current population trends in the U.S. show that people are living longer and the number of older adults is
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indicates that the unconscious is in a compensatory relationship to the conscious mind. In C.G. Jung’s personality theory this compensatory relationship occurs because the conscious mind is dominated by the ego and the ego has defenses that filter‚ suppress or repress parts of the self that are unconscious. These psychological defenses‚ which vary from person to person‚ create boundaries around the conscious mind. As a consequence the unconscious holds knowledge‚ perception‚ emotion and memory that
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In his speech to the Virginia House of Burgesses‚ Patrick Henry tries to persuade the members that it is time to take up arms against the British. Targeting both the hearts and minds of his listeners through emotional and logical appeals‚ Henry uses rhetorical questions‚ figurative language‚ and repetition to convince them that it is time to take decisive action. Henry uses rhetorical questions to make them think of the decision they should make. Some of the rhetorical questions are “Why stand here
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