Almost all healthcare in the United States is run by ________.

The term ________ refers to the aging process, including biological, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual changes.

It is important to note that ethnic minorities, including African Americans, Mexican Americans and Native Americans, ________ than whites.

________ is a type of healthcare that treats terminally ill people when “cure-oriented treatments” are no longer an option.

According to ________, health and illness are both socially constructed, so they focus on the specific meanings and causes people attribute to illness.

________ analyze how the parts of society work together and gauge how society’s parts are working together to keep society running smoothly. The elderly, as a group, are one of society’s vital parts.

The U.S. government typically classifies people aged sixty-five years old as ________, at which point citizens are eligible for federal benefits such as Social Security and Medicare.

According to this theory on aging, the elderly make specific choices to maintain consistency in internal (personality structure, beliefs) and external structures (relationships), remaining active and involved throughout their elder years.

Healthcare, as we know it, is virtually non-existent in ________ countries.

The baby boomers are an age cohort who were born between