* Demographic context of Aging
Michaela Dimitrová
2007/1
Old age and aging of individuals are phenomenons that took important place in society as early as former times.
During twentieth century the question of aging got new meaning, because it newly started to overreach from individual
level to all-society. As a result of improvement of some social conditions (f.e. medical care, lifestyle, hygiene, living standard
etc.), that was already initiated approximately at the beginning of the nineteenth century, dying started to be moved to
higher age and people live longer. In modern societies this event usually goes with decline of natality and fertility. In final
effect combination of these two factors causes the process that is known as demographic aging. In general we have to
distinction between two views of problems of aging. The first view is focused on individual aging, the second one on
demographic aging of human population. But it is clear that both of these views relate to each other. Similarly this article
offers the roundup of problems of demographic aging, but also gives a touch of questions about longevity and quality of
life, that gain ground in connection with theme of individual aging.
Old age and aging of individuals are phenomenons that took important place in society as early as former times. During twentieth century the question of aging got new meaning, because it newly started to overreach from individual level to all-society. As a result of improvement of some social conditions (f.e. medical care, lifestyle, hygiene, living standard etc.), that was already initiated approximately at the beginning of the nineteenth century, dying started to be moved to higher age and people live longer. In modern societies this event usually goes with decline of natality and fertility. In final effect combination of these two factors causes the process that is known as demographic aging. In general we have to distinction between two views of problems of aging. The first view is focused on individual aging, the second one on demographic aging of human population. But it is clear that both of these views relate to each other. Similarly this article offers the roundup of problems of demographic aging, but also gives a touch of questions about longevity and quality of life, that gain ground in connection with theme of individual aging.
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