Sociology › Section M · Aging and the elderly › Topic M.3
Challenges facing the elderly
Most older Americans live independently, but later life brings real risks: running short of money, being judged by age, needing care and, for some, being harmed by the people they depend on. Sociology shows how these risks are patterned and how societies respond.
In this topic
- Challenges, not a sentence
- Poverty, then and now
- Who is most at risk?
- Ageism
- Worked example: naming the type of ageism
- Caregiving and its costs
- Elder abuse: definition and types
- How common, and why?
- Worked example: warning signs of financial abuse
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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