Aging

groups of people categorized according to age

proportions of people within different age categories in a given population

U.S. law that made it illegal for programs receiving federal funding to discriminate against people based on age

U.S. law passed in 1967 that protects people over 40 from discrimination in hiring, compensation, working conditions, and termination of employment by businesses and the federal government

discrimination or prejudice based on age

social, mental, and biological processes of growing older and moving through phases of life

residential facility for elders who need assistance with daily life but who do not need nursing care

members of the generation born between 1944 and 1961

reduction in the length of time people spend ill or disabled before death, compared to past eras

study of the structure and composition of human populations

mistreatment of elders that can include physical, sexual, and emotional violence, deception, financial exploitation, and neglect

sense of duty, respect, and obligation to care for older family members

field of medicine devoted to the treatment of conditions prevalent among the elderly

study of aging and old age

average life span for a population or individual

idea that has been created and accepted by a society