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This 4 page paper provides an overview of the issue of ageism. This paper relates the societal changes that have resulted in a devaluation of the elderly. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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the course of the past two decades, increasing access to medical care, increasing quality of care, and health improvements in general have led to a longer life span and subsequent
increasing personal and career development in the over 65 demographic group. More and more seniors are working, retaining their jobs into their 70s and even 80s, and the viability
of the workforce is not longer dependent on assessments of age. At the same time, debates have been waged regarding the efficacy of an elderly workforce and the value
of the elderly in the era of high technology. Genaro Armas, in his article "People 65-plus Increase by 300%," provides some documentation regarding the increasing elderly population
worldwide and the possible impacts of this process. Armas states that the number of people over the age of 65 years throughout the world will increase to some 420
million, a figure that has tripled over the past 50 years. The US Census Bureau also supports this figure by demonstrating that this has occurred in the United States.
"During the 20th century, the number of persons in the United States under age 65 has tripled. At the same time, the number aged 65 or over has jumped
by a factor of 11! Consequently, the elderly, who comprised only 1 in every 25 Americans (3.1 million) in 1900, made up 1 in 8 (33.2 million) in 1994. Declining
fertility and mortality rates also have led to a sharp rise in the median age of our Nations population -- from 20 years old in 1860 to 34 in 1994"
(US Census Bureau). Armas also argues, though, that the quality of life and the views of the elderly vary significantly by culture, and different cultures place different values
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