AgingoftheAmericanPopulation(美国人口老龄化) aging of the american population america is growing older. fifty years ago, only 4 out of every 100 people in the united states were 65 or older. today, 10 out of every ]00 americans are over 65. the aging of the population will affect american society in many ways - education, medicine, and business. the graying of america has made us a very different society ---one in which people have a quite different idea of what kind of behavior is suitable at various ages. a person`s age no longer tells you anything about his or her social position, marriage or health. there`s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. the social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn`t as strong as it used to be. it doesn`t surprise us to hear of a 29-year-old university president or a 35-year- old grandmother,or a 70-year-old man who has become a father for the first time. public ideas are changing. many people say,”l am much younger than my mother or my father was at my age.” no one says anym
