Sociology › Section M · Aging and the elderly › Topic M.2
The process of aging
Growing old happens to bodies, but what it means is shaped by society. This topic follows the biological, psychological and social changes of later life, from retirement and widowhood to how cultures face death.
In this topic
- Ageing across the life course
- Biological changes: primary and secondary ageing
- A new medical specialty
- Gender and ageing
- Retirement: a modern invention
- Psychological and social changes
- Sexuality and LGBTQ older adults
- Death, dying and the aid-in-dying debate
- Worked example: primary or secondary ageing?
- Worked example: a retirement transition
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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