Question

What impact does increased life expectancy have on social environment? Do you think life expectancy will continue to increase throughout the 21st century? Explain your answe in detail . Be sure to include some of the challenges people face with aging and why this matters to psychologists.

Answer 1

• Human lifespan is rising globally for centuries. Much of that increase is thanks to falling death rates among women and young children, especially from infectious diseases. Life expectancy began increasing first in wealthier nations in North America and Europe, as well as Japan. Now it’s rising almost everywhere. Much of our progress has been thanks to better sanitation, improved public health measures, refrigeration, and vaccination.
• All of us are living longer, which means we are living more of our years with the disability and illnesses that accompany age, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
• As people enter old age, they face challenges. Ageism, which involves stereotyping and discrimination against the elderly, leads to misconceptions about their abilities.Some elderly people grow physically frail and, therefore, dependent on caregivers, which increases their risk of elder abuse.