Title: Aging and society - Wikipedia
Headings: Aging and society
Aging and society
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Cultural variations
Legal
Political
Coping and well-being
Religion
Self-rated health
Paradox of ageing
Healthcare
Successful ageing
Ageing and communication
Hearing loss
Visual impairment
Digital world
Political struggle against ageing
Social science of ageing
Other definitions
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Content: Political
Older people have different requirements from society and government, and frequently have differing values as well, such as for property and pension rights. Older people are also more likely to vote, and in many countries the young are forbidden from voting. Thus, the aged have comparatively more, or at least different, political influence. Education tends to lose political significance for people as they age. Coping and well-being
Elderly Gambian woman. Psychologists have examined coping skills in the elderly. Various factors, such as social support, religion and spirituality, active engagement with life and having an internal locus of control have been proposed as being beneficial in helping people to cope with stressful life events in later life. Social support and personal control are possibly the two most important factors that predict well-being, morbidity and mortality in adults. Other factors that may link to well-being and quality of life in the elderly include social relationships (possibly relationships with pets as well as humans), and health. Retirement, a common transition faced by the elderly, may have both positive and negative consequences.