gerontology

The problems of aging: ethical, psychologic and social aspects

This article should bring us to understand who we can consider an aged person and what the main signs of aging are. Yet, the question beckons: What are we doing as a society to make sure that we adapt healthy lifestyles now to assure an inexorable transition into old age? This question is similarly posed as we strive to meet the demands of a growing diverse (racially and ethnically) aging population.