RESILIENCE OF DIFFERENCES

Resilience of Differences

Resilience of Differences

Every society treats categories of people differently, and the standards for such treatment usually reflect the values of the dominant culture. Aging is "a fundamental biological process that can be defined, measured, described, and manipulated". On the one hand, it is deeply rooted in the genetic makeup and metabolic workings of the organism in to and it's every cell. On the other hand, it is sensitive to many environmental influences that exert their effects through modulating events. So overwhelming are the transformations of the aging body and so pervasive are the changes in its basic ...