What are the 3 subgroups of "old"? - -young old (65-74)
-middle old (75-84)
-old old (85 +)
Which subgroup of old is growing fastest? - old old
What is aged? - the state of being old
What is aging? - changes that occur normally in plants and animals as they grow older
What is gerontol...
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AND ANSWERS 2024
What are the 3 subgroups of "old"? - -young old (65-74)
-middle old (75-84)
-old old (85 +)
Which subgroup of old is growing fastest? - old old
What is aged? - the state of being old
What is aging? - changes that occur normally in plants and animals as they grow
older
What is gerontology? - the multidisciplinary study of the biological, psychological,
and social processes of aging and the elderly
What is geriatrics? - branch of medicine concerned with medical problems and
care of the elderly
What is a geriatrician? - a physician specializing in the care of patients with
multiple chronic diseases who may not be able to be cured but whose care can be
managed
What are elders? - those 65 years and older
What is ageism? - prejudice and discrimination against the aged
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What is a Road Scholar? - educational and travel programs focused on lifelong
learning
What is demography? - the study of a population and those variables bringing
about change in that population
What is the median age? - age at which half the population is older and half is
younger
What was the median age in 2010? - 37.2; expected to be 39 in 2035
How is the population pyramid going to change and why? - going to become more
rectangular because people 18 and younger are decreasing and 85 and older are
increasing
What 3 factors affect the size and age of a population? - -fertility rates
-mortality rates
-migration
How can the age of a population grow younger? - if fertility and mortality rates are
both high and life expectancy is low
What is the fertility rate? - the expression of the number of births per 1000 women
of childbearing age (15-44) in the population during a specific time period
When were fertility rates highest? - at beginning of 20th century and following
WWII (baby boom)
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What are mortality rates? - deaths per 100,000 in the population
What does mortality rate interact with? - life expectancy
What is net migration? - population gain or loss resulting from migration
-usually population gain in US
When did the greatest immigration in the US occur? - between end of Civil War
and beginning of Great Depression; most people were of childbearing age
What is the dependency ratio? - compares the number of individuals whom society
considers economically unproductive (0-19 and 65+) to the number it considers
economically productive (19-64 typically)
What is the total dependence ratio? - the dependency ratio that includes both youth
and old
-add youth and old /# of people 20-64 x 100
What will happen to the total dependence ratio over time? - it will increase; ratio of
workers to dependents will be lower
What is the youth dependence ratio? - the dependency ratio that includes only
youth
What is the old-age dependency ratio? - the dependency ratio that includes the old
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