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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Rigidity and inadaptability in the aged

Rigidity and inadaptability in the aged

  • Persistence of an outdated mind-set

Broader

Social withdrawal of aged
Presentable
Human ageing
Presentable
Rigidity
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Age discrimination in employment
Excellent
Inadequate housing for the aged
Presentable
Ageism
Presentable

Aggravated by

Cognitive decline
Excellent
Susceptibility of the old to physical ill-health
Presentable
Social disadvantage of the aged
Presentable
Loss of capacity with age
Presentable

Related

Inadequate welfare services for the aged
Presentable
Irrelevant institutions
Yet to rate

Strategy

Improving adaptability in the aged
Yet to rate

Value

Rigidity
Yet to rate
Inadaptability
Yet to rate
Age
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Individuation » Individuation
  • Societal problems » Obsolescence
  • Society » Elderly
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    D3515
    DOCID
    11435150
    D7NID
    150705
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020