Social Welfare Services For The Aged
PPT Slide
Topics to Be Covered
Topics to Be Covered (Cont.)
Demographic And Epidemiological Transition: Factors
Demographic And Epidemiological Transition (Cont.)
Overview on the Elderly in America
Overview on the Elderly in America (Cont.)
The Growing Elderly Population: Factors
The Growing Elderly Population (Cont.)
Sociodemographic Profile of American Elderly
Profile of American Elderly (Cont.)
Theories of Aging
Biological Theories of Aging
Wear and Tear Theory
Autoimmunity Theory
Free Radical Theory
Programmed (cellular) Theory
Somatic Mutation Theory
The Homeostatic Theory of Aging
Social Theories of Aging
Disengagement Theory
Role Theory
Activity Theory
The Political Economy of Age
Continuity Theory
Age Stratification
Modernization Theory
Modernization Theory (Cont.)
Life-Course Perspective
Exchange Theory of Aging
Services for the Elderly
Community-Based Services For the Elderly
Services For the Elderly (Cont.)
Services for the Elderly (Cont.)
Home Health Care: Growth
Home Health Care: Growth (Cont.)
Policies For the Elderly
Other Issues Affecting the Elderly
Retirement
Factors Predicting a Positive Adjustment to Retirement
Ageism
Types of Ageism
Personal Ageism
Institutional Ageism
Cultural Ageism
Advocacy Groups for the Elderly
Last slide
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