Future Longevity among the Elderly

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The moment when old age actually begins is not represented by any fixed threshold and varies very much in keeping with the particular era or place in question and is often defined by the rules of each society, establishing a sort of ‘rite of passage ‘ with the creation of a new living status. In industrial and postindustrial societies this passage depends less and less on the onset of old age and all that this entails-less physically able, a reduced intellectual capacity, and is increasingly linked to an economic and social value attributed to the individual on the basis of a change in occupational status following retirement. This change is usually classified according to outdated rules, which are no longer acceptable, so that the age at which one ‘s working life ends can often coincide with a stage when the individual concerned is by no means old (Livi Bacci, 1987; Egidi, 1990).

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