Intro to Gerontology Exam 1 Study Guide
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Gerontology is the multi-discipliner study of- - ANSWER-aging-seeks to understand the process of
aging and to improve the well-being of older persons
Gerontologists view aging in terms of 4 processes- - ANSWER-1. chronological
2. biolgoical
3....
by 2030 - ANSWER✔✔-there will be as many as 72 million
In 1900 the life expectancy at brith was - ANSWER✔✔-47 yrs
Today life expectancy is - ANSWER✔✔-78.1 yrs
Life expectancy is expected to group to - ANSWER✔✔-82.6 by 2050
In 1900 people ages 65 and older accounted for - ANSWER✔✔-4 percent of the U.S. population
In 2011 they accounted for - ANSWER✔✔-13.1 percent
They are projected to account for - ANSWER✔✔-21 percent of the population by 2050
The life expectancy of a female born in the U.S. in 2013 was and for males was - ANSWER✔✔-80.8 years
old compared to 75.7 for males
Women represent 58.8 percent - ANSWER✔✔-of the 65 and older population and nearly 70 percent of
those over age 85
Maximum biological life span for cells that comprise and organism is - ANSWER✔✔-120 years
the oldest documented ages that a human was - ANSWER✔✔-122 years Jeanne Calment
Baby boomers - ANSWER✔✔-individuals born between 1946-1964 which is 1/3 of the entire U.S.
population
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