It is believed that, "the ageing process is a biological reality which has its own dynamic, largely beyond human control. However, it is also subject to the constructions by which each society makes sense of old age. In the developed world, chronological time plays a supreme role. The age of 60 or 65, roughly equivalent to retirement ages in most developed countries is said to be the beginning of old age. Actually, in contrast to the chronological milestones which mark life stages in the developed world, old age in many developing countries is seen to begin at the point when active...
It is believed that, "the ageing process is a biological reality which has its own dynamic, largely beyond human control. However, it is also subject ...