Society & Aging

5. a maximum number of cell divisions that normal cells undergo as typically measured in a laboratory dish
7. prejudice or negative stereotypes about people based on chronological age
8. the excess of social security payroll taxes collected over the amount paid out, including excess funds accumulated from prior years
11. the federal government program that pays for acute health care for older people
12. the predicted length of life usually from some specific point in time such as birth
13. those people, usually women, who have obligations to care for children as well as older parents or in-laws
14. a pension system, public or private, in which future retirement benefits owed are paid out of money saved up in advance
16. a view holding that the more active people are, the more likely they are to be satisfied with life
19. a rise in the average age of the population; alternatively, an increase in the proportion of the population made up of people over age 65

1. as applied to Social Security, a fair return to beneficiaries depending on how much they contribute to the system
2. the intellectual ability to solve novel tasks or problems
3. the medical specialty treating the diseases of old age
4. rituals that mark major life events, thereby reinforcing shared norms about age grading
6. people aged 65 to 74
7. residential facilities for older adults that provide limited supportive care and permit a high degree of independence
9. a group of people born within a bounded period of years, such as the baby boom generation
10. legal responsibility for another person's welfare
15. an individual's written statement specifying or limiting his or her medical treatment in a situation without hope of recovery
17. temporary care for dependent older people to allow the caregiver some time off
18. people aged 85 and older