Is old age really golden age? What are its pros and cons? Human life is a long and complex process which passes through many stages. Each stage contains new circumstances and requirements to which one has to adapt. The great English poet W. Shakespeare described and divided the human life span into a number of stages: an infant‚ a schoolboy‚ a lover with agonies of adolescence‚ a soldier as a youngish‚ a justice as an adult‚ a pantaloon who is over the hill‚ and the second childhood with "sans teeth
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Retirement and old age Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits‚ although some are forced to retire when physical conditions no longer allow the person to work any more (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their position. Nowadays most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age‚ which may be sponsored by employers and/or the state. In many poorer countries‚ support for the old is
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In view of the baby boomer generation that is on the verge of retirement‚ and declining birthrates in developed societies‚ an ageing population is a problem that will continue to worsen. The elderly are growing in numbers; countries need to decide how to keep them dynamically involved in society so as to fulfill the basic promise of leaving no one behind. For a country as small as Singapore‚ keeping the elderly active in society remains all the more paramount‚ for people remain our main resource
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Introduction Ageing of an individual is conceived as a perpetual process associated with the passage of time. Various studies on ageing suggest that advances in technology and modernization have resulted in the increase of life expectancy and decline in the birth rates of people. Because of this‚ the twenty first century may be called as the "Era of Population Ageing". This situation has dramatically also given rise to the various issues confronting the elderly‚ making process of
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’Children of Men’ by P.D James is a science fiction novel that travels through a dystopian universe that effectively communicates the contemporary fears of modern society through character groups perspectives and the society’s damaged values and morals present in the novel. An example of fear present throughout the novel is the loss of value and dignity. This is portrayed through the elderly and their part-taking in a "voluntary" mass suicide known as the quietus. Additionally‚ the fear of terrorism
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Ageing Population Australia’s population is getting older at a rapid rate. About two million people are aged 70 years or older are expected to rise. The ageing of the population is caused by two factors which are‚ increased life expectancy and decreasing birth rates. Population changes in Victoria are similar to the Australian pattern. An ageing population is a shift in the country’s population towards older ages and this is usually reflected in an increase in the proportion of the population that
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O3 Ageing of Rubber Accelerated Weathering and Ozone Test Results R.P. Brown‚ T. Butler and S.W. Hawley Europe’s leading independent plastics and rubber specialists Ageing of Rubber Accelerated Weathering and Ozone Test Results R.P. Brown‚ T. Butler and S.W. Hawley Rapra Technology Limited This report is an output from the Weathering of Elastomers and Sealants project which forms part of the UK government’s Department of Trade and Industry’s Degradation of Materials in Aggressive
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A STUDY OF OLD AGE HOMES IN THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY IN GUJARAT Project Report prepared by N.P. Das Urvi Shah Population Research Centre Department of Statistics Faculty of Science M.S. University of Baroda Baroda-390 002 December 2004 PROJECT TEAM |Dr. N.P. Das‚ Ph.D.‚ D.P.S. | |Director
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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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Incident 2.1 The Debate over Retirement Age Questions 1. Should all pilots have to retire at the age of 60? As I read the article it seems to be an interesting point that has risen. Several questions come in to play when considering if a pilot should retire or have the capability of remaining working. As one would see it on one side. There are pros and cons to either way you look at the situation. Looking at the history of implementation of pilots being forced to retire at age 60‚ it was
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