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The plight of the aged hascome to be regarded as a majorsocial problem in the Unites States.In a sense,the elderly(conventionally,those aged sixty-five and over)are a “newly-discovered” minority group.Likeother minority groups,the old aresubjected to job discrimination;theysuffer high rates of poverty;theyface prejudice founded on inaccuratestereotypes;they are excluded fromthe mainstream of American life
The plight of the aged hascome to be considered as a majorsocial problem in the Unites States. In a sense, the elderly (conventionally, those aged sixty-five and over) are a “newly-discovered ” minority group.Likeother minority groups , the old aresubjected to job discrimination; theysuffer high rates of poverty; theyface prejudice founded on inaccuratestereotypes; they are excluded from the mainstream of American life