Familys

in common with many western societies the united kingdom has an ageining population. Rising life expectancy and a relatively low birth rate has meant that the average age of the population is rising. This can have a postive impact and provide an opputunity to reconsider the role of older people in families and wider society.

However, others point to the impact on families and wider society of older people to no longer being in paid work.

applying material from item B and your knowledge evaulate the impact of ageing population on families and wider society (20 marks)

paragraph one-

impact of ageing population

• Increased strain on public services

• More one-person households

• The rising dependency ratio

• Ageism

health care - more of a demand for health care costs

evidence - rising medical trends

link- older people more likely to have long term conditions

evaulation- effiency problems

paragraph two-

economic dependency ratio - less workers meaning theres a pressure on pensions and taxes.

evidence grithis- cost of elderly with escualte

link- pensions and taxes

evaulation - labour particpantion limits

paragraph three-

point- increase in beanpole family

evidence - branne - decline birth rise in life expetency people live longer fewer children females.

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