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Ageing Population
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AS/ A Level Sociology (UNIT 1- Families and Households) Mind Map on Ageing Population, created by Fionnghuala Malone on 26/04/2014.
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Ageing Population
THE GRIFFITHS REPORT 1988
The way we think about old age is negative
Constructed it as a problem
Care of the elderly
Problem of meeting escalating costs
Health and Social Care
For old people
Concerns about 'pensions time bomb'
Fears about how society will meet the cost of providing pensions for the elderly
Ageism
Negative stereotyping
On basis of age
Portrays the elderly as
Vulnerable, Incompetent
Burden to Society
Contrasting views of the elderly in traditional societies
Elderly are respected
Ageing associated with increasing status
DEPENDENCY RATIO
NUMBER OF YOUNG & ELDERLY % TOTAL ADULT POPULATION
The larger the DR
Greater the burden on the average adult
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