gerontology
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18 sectionsContents
- History
- Aging demographics
- Gender differences with age
- Geographic distribution of older adults in the United States
- Sub-fields
- Biogerontology
- Social gerontology
- Social theories of aging
- Activity theory
- Disengagement theory
- Age stratification theory
- Life course theory
- Cumulative advantage/disadvantage theory
- Environmental gerontology
- Jurisprudential gerontology
- See also
- References
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Gerontology ( ) is the study of the biological, cognitive, cultural, psychological, and social aspects of ageing. The word was coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903, from the Greek ('), meaning "old man", and ('), meaning "study of". The field is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of medicine that specializes in the treatment of existing disease in older adults. Gerontologists include researchers and practitioners in the fields of biology, nursing, medicine, criminology, dentistry, social work, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, economics, political science, architecture, geography, pharmacy, public health, housing, and anthropology.