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Ageing is an important part of all human societies reflecting the biological changes that occur, but also reflecting cultural and societal conventions.
Age is usually, but wholly arbitrarily, measured in years and a person's birthday is often an important event.
There is often considerable social pressure in modern society to hide signs of ageing, especially among women. This may involve dyeing hair , elaborate make-up, or even cosmetic surgery. Among the young however there is often a desire to seem older to gain more responsibility and respect.
The issues of an ageing population in which the average age of a society is increasing is an important issue in many nations of the world. The societal effects of age are great. Young people tend to commit most crimes, they are more likely to push for political and social change, to adopt new technologies, and to need education.
Older people are more likely to be conservative both politically, socially, and in their daily lives, rather than education health care and pensions are essential to them. Older people are also far more likely to vote and thus have comparatively more political influence.
A human life is often arbitrarily divided into various ages. Because biological changes are slow moving and vary from person to person arbitrary dates are usually set to mark periods of human life. Legally Adulthood begins at the age of eighteen or nineteen, while old age begins often at age sixty-five.
See also Seven ages of manAccording to William Shakespeare in As You Like It All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players, They have their exits and entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. These are, approximately: infan for an older system of dividing the human life.
There are many legal limits that are attached to age such as voting ageThe voting age is the minimum legal age at which a person may vote in a governmental election. Voting ages around the world Australia: 18 Austria: 18 (16 in some cities & states) Brazil: 16-18, 70+ (voluntary suffrage); 18-70 (mandatory suffrage) Canada:, drinking age, the age where one can hold public office, mandatory retirement ageA mandatory retirement age is the age at which persons who hold certain jobs or offices are required by statute to step down, or retire. Typically, mandatory retirement ages are justified by the argument that certain occupations are either too dangerous (.
In jurisprudence, the defense of infancy is a form of defense by which a defendant argues that, at the time a law was broken, they were not liable for their actions, and thus should not be held liable for a crime. Many courts recognize that defendants, which are considered to be juveniles, may avoid criminal prosecution on account of their age.
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