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Describe some of the symptoms that people with Alzheimer’s disease exhibit.
They cannot remember current events but they have the ability to remember memories from the past; they have trouble performing simple tasks; they become hostile and disoriented; their eyesight, speech, and muscle coordination begin to fail; and in the final stages they regress to a childlike state and can no longer control their bodily functions.
Why are the young-old, middle-old, and old-old topics of interest for gerontologists?
They are interested in the physical and mental decline and death of these age groups. This shift is related to health and physical well being.
Define gerontology and explain why sociologists are interested in social gerontology.
Gerontology is the scientific study of the processes and phenomena of aging. Sociologist are interested in social gerontology because it affords them the opportunity to study the non-physical aspects of the aging process.
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