are much crowded than others. Some believe that Kibera is the most densely populated place on Earth. All of the people in Kibera are African. 95% of Kibera’s population lives below the poverty line‚ earning only about $1.25 a day. The average life expectancy there is 30 years old. Half of the Kiberans are under the age of 15. 1 out of every 5 children in Kibera does not live to the age of 5. Kibera is close to the industrial area of Nairobi where up to 50% of the available labor forces are employed
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Background of the Study Old age consists of ages nearing or surpassing the average life span of human beings‚ and thus the end of the human life cycle. Old people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease‚ syndromes‚ and sickness than other adults. Old age can cause‚ amongst other things like wrinkles and liver spots on the skin; change of hair color to gray or white; hair loss; lessened hearing; diminished eyesight; slower reaction times and agility; reduced ability to
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I HEIGHTENED INNER CALM & CONTENTMENT & IN ADDITIONAL TIME SPENT IN QUIET REFLECTION. Expertise- ACQUISTION OF EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE IN A FIELD OR ENDEAVOR. How do lifestyle factors impact health?- GOOD HEALTH‚ EXERCISE‚ SENSE OF CONTROL‚ PERSONAL LIFE INVESTMENT‚ + SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS‚ GOOD MARTIAGE‚ MASTERY OF MULTIPLE ROLES. How do we view intelligence in adults?- CRYSTALLIZED INTELL. INDREASES THROUGH MIDDLE ADULTHOOD‚ FLUID INTELL. BEGINS TO DECREASE IN 20s (EARLIER STUDIES SHOWED A PEAK @
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MIDDLE ADULTHOOD Studying middle adulthood is a relatively recent phenomenon. In fact‚ in 1900 the average life expectancy was 47 years. It has only been since more and more people lived longer and longer that professionals became interested in studying life during this age period. Between the ages of 35-60‚ we find vast changes in many areas of our lives. The most obvious changes related to our lifestyle include: physical development and health‚ career and finances‚ marraige‚ and leisure activities
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What is HDI? HDI (Human Development index) is a way of measuring development by combining indicators of life expectancy‚ educational attainment and income. The breakthrough for the HDI was the creation of a single statistic which was to serve as a frame of reference for both social and economic development. The HDI sets a minimum and a maximum for each dimension‚ called goalposts‚ and then shows where each country stands in relation to these goalposts‚ expressed as a value between 0 and 1. It is
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obtain this? Even though some may feel that this is just the circle of life‚ I believe that scientist should be able to study on how to be able to prevent/cure diseases and expand human life expectancy to more than 100 years. First‚ to watch a love-one die very slowly each and every day to a disease that has no cure is very heart breaking. Or planning to make funeral arrangements with that person as they try to cling on to life just to make sure arrangements are just right. Some just pass away
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face. Now our country is known as a Developing country‚ but I have a question on that point. Is the whole Bangladesh developing?? Or only the City areas especially Dhaka city is developing? I’m sure the answer will be the second one. If we compare the life of a rural person with another person who lives in Dhaka‚ we will know the fact. Reason 1 Now the question is‚ why development is not being occurred in rural areas? I’m going to describe that now. Firstly‚ before the liberation‚ Dhaka was respectively
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Compare with the period before 20th century‚ it is believed that we are now living in a modern century because of there were more important developments than in the past. Those biggest changes in separate areas such as computer‚ transportation‚ and medical technology have changed human beings live to be more convenience and easier. This essay will discuss how those three segments made human beings live changed. First‚ one of the biggest changes in the 20th century was in the area of computer technology
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2. Inequalities‚ both domestic and global‚ illuminate the inevitability and functionality of stratification. Discuss. The Cambridge Dictionary of Sociology defines inequality as ‘the unequal distribution of opportunities‚ rewards‚ and power among and between individuals‚ households and groups’(1). It goes on to say that ‘the subfield of social stratification has as its main task the description and analysis of inequalities‚ or the makeup of the stratification system of any given society’.(1) From
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independence the situation was grim and serious in the country.We were a free country but there were some glaring areas of concern.our per capita income was growing at a scanty rate of 0.5% per annum.Industrial growth was not up to the mark.The life expectancy at birth was barely 36 years.The literacy rate was shockingly low and we had more than half the population below the poverty line.Our country was looked upon with contempt by the west and India was considered a country that was totally backward
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