Ageing

science, medicine, social policy, architecture, psychology, technological inventions). “Population ageing is both a triumph and a challenge” (Lim, 2008). With the advances in economics and medical development as well as better health systems, Singaporeans now are having longer life expectancy than they used to have in the past. Current research has shown that Singapore is one of the fastest ageing populations among Asia. However, the drop in birth rates over the past years has resulted in a smaller

men” (1), writes W.B. Yeats in his poem “Sailing to Byzantium,” which talks of ageing, mortality, beauty, sensuality and the body. In J.M.Coetzee’s Disgrace, the protagonist David Lurie quotes the aforesaid line, while pondering on his ageing self. Yeats suggests that old people should transfer from the heat of youth to the higher spiritual reality of old age, which is particularly relevant for Lurie’s definition of ageing. Through this paper, I will attempt to demonstrate how David Lurie, the protagonist

increasing quality of healthcare, many countries around the world are now experiencing an ageing population. This involves a change in the demographic composition of the elderly and the young in a population. This means that there is a decrease in fertility rates with an increase in the number of elderly people (over 65). Therefore, the average age of the population is increasing. According to WHO, “this population ageing can be seen as a success story for public health policies, but it also challenges

take place. Photo aging is the effect of chronic and extreme sun exposure on the skin. Cigarette smoking also provide aging effect of biochemical changes, it brings about in skin tissue. Photo ageing and chronological aging combined may appear to advance the progress of chronological ageing. In fact photo ageing may be accountable for the preponderance of age-associated change in the skin’s manifestation: mottled pigmentation, surface roughness, fine wrinkles that disappear when stretched, "age" or

that exercises late in life may reverse the signs of ageing and maintain a younger skin appearance (30). A recent study was done at McMaster University in Ontario to see whether the signs of ageing were unavoidable. This study involves mice as test subjects that they were designed to age prematurely. The mice was put on a regimen of exercises, where the results have showed that it prevented the signs of ageing and even reverse the early ageing in the mice. The mice that remained inactive have grown

The older adult population has grown significantly which, in turn, increases the awareness of healthy ageing. Through this new found awareness, facilitators and barriers to healthy ageing were identified and explored. No factor related to aging is solitary, as all factors influence one another. To begin, taking care of the self “…maintains structural integrity and human functioning and contributes to human development.” (Gilbert et al., 2012, p. 22). The self includes both the physical and emotional

for the older adults participation and to work collectively from all other sectors to provide a balance of needs between the older and the younger generations in the future. . (“New Zealand Positive Aging Strategy”, 2001). According to the positive ageing reference group which consist of community representatives who are appointed by the Minister for senior citizens

for people as they age (“Active Ageing: A Policy Framework,” 2002). “The active ageing approach is based on the recognition of the human rights of older people and the United Nations Principles of independence, participation, dignity, care and self-fulfillment.” It moves from the assumption that older people are passive (a “needs-based” approach) to the idea that people should be afforded equality in all areas as they age (a “rights-based” approach) (“Active Ageing: A Policy Framework,” 2002, p.

with traffic condition, water, waste disposal and health care (Sobles, 2013). This essay will argue that high population growth will make negative effects to a country because of environmental problems, infrastructure for human wants and needs and ageing population. Overpopulation is a hot topic that is becoming a well-known problem that world faces. Population growth creates negative effects to the environment in Australia. Not only the number of people, but also the lifestyle, consumption patterns

People are having longer life due to economic well-being, better nutrition and improvement of medical facilities. Ageing population has entailed an increasing share of old persons in the population. However, longer life expectancy has resulted in the ageing of population and has caused worldwide concerns of the problems it may consequently arouse. The two major reasons of the ageing population trend are the rising longevity and the decline of fertility rate. If the proportion of elderly people