PEOPLE AGE IN A SOCIAL CONTEXT

People age in a social context

People Age In A Social Context

The questions of how people mature and why people grow old have been the focus of theory and scientific investigation since the time of Aristotle. Modern theories of human aging have posited causative neurobiological processes that produce changes in behavior, cognition, and psychophysical function with increasing age (Bondareff, 1985; Botwinick, 1984; Salthouse, 1991). The homeostatic concept of aging posits that aging is part of a physiologic ontogenetic program or "master plan" regulated by the neuroendocrine system. With advancing age this system, designed to maintain a balance ...