Social ProblemsAging and Ageism The Social problem of Ageismhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7077021585117249!"#="hl=en Concept of the Life CourseA patte$ned se#%ence o& e'pe$iences in&l%enced (y aspects o& age s%ch as mat%$ity) decline) gene$ation) s%$vival) and the li&e cycle *he$e a$e expected and experienced li&e co%$ses in eve$y society +e &ollo, -no,n age $elated patte$ns.ay (e a gap (et,een the t,o / can (e ca%se o& dist$ess o$ disappointment Problems Over the Life CourseThe Life Course1. Childhood:Poor children have more problemsIncreased obesity among all children2. Adolescence:Early teens cannot do legally what later teens canPoor teens less likely to have a job or be in schoolYoung people are staying at home much longer delaying the next stage Problems (cont.)3. Young AdulthoodTraditionally the time to get established, but now is more difcult, i not postponed. !iddle AgeIncome and prestige are at the peak, but signs o physical aging begin, e!g!, wrinkles, sti"ness, decline o senses, etc!This is the #sandwich generation$ Problems (cont.)". L#te !#turit$ #nd Old Age%lder people are an increasing percentage o the populationYoung&old '()&*+ yrs, are very active-iddle&old '*)&.+ yrs,%ld&old '.)/ yrs,0lthough majority not lonely, living in an institution, or poor, a signi1cant number are experiencing problemsIn 2!3! in 455), *5,555 centenarians '0nguera, 455),6anada7 +,(55 in 455* 'http://,,,.c(c.ca/canada/sto$y/2007/07/17/cens%s0canada.html1 Suicide and the Life Course0round the world older people have a much higher suicide rate than do younger peopleIn 6anada7 -en7 rates rise rom teen years, decline to later maturity, and rise a little or *)/ yrs8omen7 have lower rates with a high point at +)&)9 yrs8hile there is a gender di"erence, and suicide does tend to increase or elderly men, no age seems signi1cantly more difcult Suicide by Age(Kendall et al. !!") Attitudes to#ard Aging.any othe$ c%lt%$es $eve$e the elde$ly) (%t +este$n c%lt%$e ,o$ships yo%th 2g. +hat ,e$e the $es%lts o& yo%$ 3A*??4%$ social instit%tions) especially the media) help to c$eate negative ste$eotypes to,a$d aging and the aged *his is ageismAgeism negatively a&&ects those ,ho a$e disc$iminated against Changing the Stereotype$The %immers*he 5imme$s and .y 6ene$ationhttp://ca.yo%t%(e.com/,atch?v=7#&8$9:$2(;