There are several theories of ageing. The two that I will be explaining are: Social disengagement Continuity theory

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                Omi Chowdhury

Unit 4- development through the life stages

P4- Explain two theories of ageing.

There are several theories of ageing. The two that I will be explaining are:

Social disengagement

Continuity theory

Social disengagement

Social disengagement is a theory that older people would extract from social contact with others.

In 1961, two theorist’s (Cumming and Henry) put forward this idea that older people tend to remove themselves from the majority of social involvement. There are a number of reasons why older adults tend to withdraw from the social world. This can be due to: Ill health: one may not be physically fit enough to travel distances. For example, a person may have arthritis which is the inflammation of the joints which causes severe pain. This can restrict someone from being physically mobile.

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Retirement: this is another factor that means leaving work will stop you from socialising with colleagues on a daily basis. Self-esteem: growing old might make someone feel as if they are not good enough or young enough to socialise in a manner that they used to. Or even because their children and grandchildren may have grown up and are busy majority of the time. This might make the older adult feel as though they are not needed. Death of friends and relatives of similar age: death of someone may impact them in a way that may make them feel as ...

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