longevity

Examples of longevity in the following topics:

• Age and Gender

  • Other biological factors likely play a role, including greater heart health among women, though how much they contribute to the greater longevity of women is not entirely clear.
  • The combined effect of all these differences may or may not account for the longevity gap between men and women, but it is clear that women do live longer than men and that holds true around the world.

• Activity Theory

  • This increases feelings of self-worth and pleasure, which are important for happiness and longevity.

• Data and Methods

  • According to recent research, one of the best predictors of longevity (i.e., a long life) is education, even when other factors are controlled: the more educated you are, the longer you can expect to live.
  • wealth: money increases access to good healthcare, which improves health and increases longevity

• The Decline of the Traditional Family

  • Even so, marital dissolution was not a serious problem as the obligations resting on marital longevity were not particularly high.

• Children of Divorce and Impact of Divorce

  • Sociologists believe that the rise in the number of older Americans who are not married is a result of factors such as longevity and economics.

• Mortality

  • Sociologists have theorized that one of the best predictors of longevity, or a high life expectancy, is education, even when other factors are controlled, people with more education tend to live longer.

• World Health Trends

  • So-called diseases of affluence are predicted to become more prevalent in developing countries, as diseases of poverty decline, longevity increases, and lifestyles change.

• Aging

  • Some of the main reasons why elders are less likely to be taken care of exclusively by their families include the decreasing size of families, the increased longevity of the elderly, the geographic dispersion of families, and the fact that women have become more educated and commonly work outside the home.

• What is a family?

  • Even so, marital dissolution was not a serious problem as the obligations resting on marital longevity were not particularly high.