Growing Old Is Not the Same Experience for All Categories

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Essay

Growing old is not the same experience for all categories of people.Explain how gender, race, and social class shape the aging process.

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Definitions:

Capital Flight

The massive outflow of capital from a country, often due to economic instability or the expectation of devaluation of its currency.

Financial Capital

Financial Capital refers to the funds provided by lenders (and investors) to businesses to purchase real capital equipment for producing goods/services.

Infrastructure

The fundamental physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

Brain Drain

The tendency for talented people from developing countries to become educated in a developed country and remain there after graduation.