Growing Old in America

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Growing Old in America

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Growing Old in America

In many parts of the world , life is seen as an ongoing journey composed of stages that each existing individual will face eventually . The stage of growing old in the American land has changed greatly as compared to years ago due to both demographic and economic changes (Fischer , 1978 Views on aging have also had modifications as modernization continues

During the time of ancient Greeks , old age is not measured the way

it is done today , in which a person is considered an old person as he reaches the retirement age of 60 . For the ancient Greeks , some men aging more than sixty or past today 's retirement age are still part of the military . They are only considered retired as they die . Thus , old age as a citizen classification in Ancient Greece is a concept that is vague but if ancient Greek plays will be taken as bases , it may be found that old age is always accompanied by wisdom ergo , respect . These well-respected wise people , are only very few , with most of them belonging to the lower social class (Falkner and De Luce , 1989

As other socio-economic subjects , social class did not fail to have an effect on the ageing of the people of ancient Greece . The poor having not enough to eat , fails to supplement their needs and eventually age faster . Unlike those in the wealthy class who have more access...