Old World

Examples of Old World in the following topics:

• The Old Republic

• Characteristics and Evolution of Primates

  • By 35 million years ago, evidence indicates that monkeys were present the Old World (Africa and Asia) and in the New World (South America) by 30 million years ago.
  • Old World monkeys (and apes) are called Catarrhini: a reference to their narrow noses.
  • Therefore, it is thought that monkeys arose in the Old World and reached the New World by drifting on log rafts or mangrove floating 'islands'.
  • Due to this reproductive isolation, New World monkeys and Old World monkeys underwent separate adaptive radiations over millions of years.
  • The New World monkeys are all arboreal, whereas Old World monkeys include arboreal and ground-dwelling species.

• The Older Years

  • Old age cannot be exactly defined, but it is often associated with certain activities, such as becoming a grandparent or entering retirement.
  • People can be considered old because of certain changes in their activities or social roles.
  • Traditionally, the age of 60 was generally seen as the beginning of old age.
  • Most developed world countries have accepted the chronological age of 65 years as a definition of an "elderly" or older person.
  • He characterizes old age as a period of "Integrity vs.

• Domestic Discontent with the War

  • Old-Stock Americans and Irish-Americans opposed U.S. entry into World War I, but Wilson made appeals to gain their support.
  • Support for America’s entry into World War I was not unanimous.
  • Among these dissenters, some of the loudest protests came from so-called Old-Stock Americans, as well as Americans of Irish descent.
  • The dominant voice in American politics at the time of World War I was that of Old-Stock Americans, who were white and primarily Protestant Christians.
  • Explain why Irish-Americans were adamantly against aiding the British in the war and how Wilson harnessed the moralism of the "old stock" to support it

• The Old Kingdom

  • Thus, the period of the Old Kingdom is often called "The Age of the Pyramids."
  • Egypt's Old Kingdom was also a dynamic period in the development of Egyptian art.
  • These had two principal functions: to ensure an ordered existence, and to defeat death by preserving life in the next world.
  • Famine, conflict, and collapse beset the Old Kingdom for decades.
  • Explain the reasons for the rise and fall of the Old Kingdom

• Composition of the Older Population

  • The elderly proportion of the population is growing around the world, but it is greater in developed countries.
  • The number of individuals living into old age is growing worldwide.
  • Biological markers for old age (such as wrinkles, grey hair, memory loss, etc.) exist, but old age can also be defined by when an individual begins to fill certain social roles, such as becoming a grandparent or retiring.
  • Nevertheless, the fact is that people are living longer and are therefore more prone to encounter issues associated with old age.
  • The number of older Americans has spiked in recent years due to the age of baby boomers—the generation that was born in the twenty years following World War II.

• The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective

  • Aging is perceived differently around the world, demonstrating its social construction.
  • Frequently, the average life expectancy in a given region impacts what age counts as "old."
  • Many Eastern societies associate old age with wisdom and value old age much more than their Western counterparts.
  • The Japanese celebration of old age is further illustrated by the existence of Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday to celebrate elderly citizens.
  • Japanese perceptions of elders diverge markedly from public perceptions of old age in the United States.

• The Social Construction of Aging

  • Aging is perceived differently around the world, demonstrating its social construction.
  • People in their thirties or forties are therefore already middle-aged or "old."
  • There is thus no such thing as a universal age for being considered old .
  • Cultures treat their elderly differently and place different values on old age.
  • Many Eastern societies associate old age with wisdom, so they value old age much more than their Western counterparts.

• Sculpture of the Old Kingdom

  • Egyptian artisans during the Old Kingdom perfected the art of sculpting and carving intricate relief decoration out of stone.
  • Sculptures from the Old Kingdom are characteristically more natural in style than their predecessors.
  • Toward the end of the Old Kingdom, images of people shifted toward formalized nude figures with long bodies and large eyes.
  • The Great Sphinx, located among the Pyramids of Giza, is the largest monolith statue in the world.
  • Discuss the role of ka statues and funerary art in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

• Socially Constructed Interpretations of Aging

  • ., "old," "young," "mid-life") and the ways these interpretations are distinguished by varied biological age markers vary dramatically.
  • In Western societies, where youth is highly valued, people are considered "old" at much younger ages than in Eastern societies where age is often seen to beget wisdom.
  • The labels of "old" and "young" also vary by life expectancy.
  • In societies where lifespans are relatively short (e.g., Chad) or in areas within a given society where violence and / or other means of "early" death are common, one could be considered "old" or "middle-aged" by her mid-twenties, whereas in countries and social settings with longer lifespans (e.g., Japan) and lower levels of "early" death, mid-twenties is still considered young-adulthood.
  • For instance, retirement only became a "universal" American ideal in the post-World War I era, as the growth of Social Security and private pensions dramatically expanded the safety net available to aging workers who were leaving the labor market.