Introduction Of Late Adulthood And Retirement - 1659 Words

Introduction Late adulthood and retirement Marie-Edith Oyourou From the time humans are conceived to their death they go through different stages of development in this sequence: infancy, early childhood, adolescence, early adulthood and late adulthood. Those different stages of development present characteristics which are particular to each stage. The last decade had seen an increase with people age sixty and above. Consequently, this aging population has significant effects on many aspect of society. Life expectancy which was of 50 years in the 19th century had tremendously increase. Indeed the factors contributing to the longevity include; public health measure to many factors such as decrease in infant mortality rate,…show more content…Additionally, some theories of development in late adulthood deal with the ways in which we can approach our relationships, our changing bodies, our mental capacities, transitions in intimate relationship, our families, society in a large and voluntaries or involuntary relocation.