Please discuss in short answers the following questions:

1.What is ageism?

2.What is demography?

3.What are 4factors that influence life expectancy?

4.What 3 states have the highest population with elders?

5.What are the 4largest groups of minority elders?

Respond to each question in a clear and concise manner.

1. Discusswhat is life span?

2. Discuss what is life expectancy?

3. What factors contributed to improved life expectancy?

4. According to chapter 2 discuss why females live longer than males?

5. Discuss one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the U.S.

6. How does being married contribute to improved life expectancy?

7. How do psychological factors contribute to or prevent life longevity?

8.How does Socio-economic status (SES) impact longevity?

9. How do cultural factors affect longevity?

10. How does the physical environment impact longevity?

11. Discuss the "Biological Theories of Aging."