What Are the Implications of an Increasingly Ethnically Diverse Population

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Essay

What are the implications of an increasingly ethnically diverse population for aging in American society?

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Definitions:

Autonomic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary body functions such as heart rate and digestion.

Bladder Contractions

Involuntary movements of the bladder muscles that help in the storage and release of urine.

Speech Production

The process involving the physical and neurological mechanisms responsible for the generation of spoken language.

Thinking and Memory

Cognitive processes involved in the manipulation of information and the storage and retrieval of data from past experiences.