Earth Charter - The New World Religion. The Holy See - Vatican web site. The Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in the World Scientific advances and the consequent progress of medicine have made a decisive contribution in recent decades to prolonging the average duration of human life. The term “third age” now embraces a large segment of the world's population: people who have retired from active employment, yet who still have great inner resources and are still able to contribute to the common good.
To this huge throng of “young old” (as they are called by the new categories of old age defined by demographers, i.e. those aged between 65 and 70) is added a so-called fourth age, that of the “oldest old” (those over 75), whose ranks are likewise destined to become ever more numerous. (1) This kind of “silent revolution” goes far beyond the demographic data: it poses social, economic, cultural, psychological and spiritual problems of a magnitude which has for some time been a matter of concern to the international Community. Memory. Negative Population Growth = EUGENICS. Protecting the dignity of our older people. Risk Management for Seachange Shiftshock. World Population Clock: 7 Billion People.
World Population: Past, Present, and Future (move and expand the bar at the bottom of the chart to navigate through time) The chart above illustrates how world population has changed throughout history. View the full tabulated data. At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 B.C., the population of the world was approximately 5 million. Over the 8,000-year period up to 1 A.D. it grew to 200 million (some estimate 300 million or even 600, suggesting how imprecise population estimates of early historical periods can be), with a growth rate of under 0.05% per year.
A tremendous change occurred with the industrial revolution: whereas it had taken all of human history until around 1800 for world population to reach one billion, the second billion was achieved in only 130 years (1930), the third billion in 30 years (1960), the fourth billion in 15 years (1974), and the fifth billion in only 13 years (1987). Wonder how big was the world's population when you were born? Growth Rate 10 Billion (2055) U3A in Bath. U3A Network New Zealand. Universities of the Third Age - worldwide. Chiltern U3A - The University of the Third Age in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Welcome | Third Age Commons. Challenges of the Third Age: Meaning and Purpose in Later Life (9780195150254): Robert S. Weiss, Scott A. Bass. Home. Adelaideu3a. North London University of the Third Age | - for people who now have time to enrich their lives by exploring new interests and ideas. Mansfield U3A - Seniors enjoying active retirement in Nottinghamshire. About The University of the Third Age in Cambridge.
All courses and other activities are available to members. If you wish to take part in any activity you need to join. There are a few activities such as lectures and trips when members may bring a guest but only if there are spaces after all members have been accommodated. About U3AC The University of the Third Age in Cambridge is an independent self-financing organisation that was founded in 1982. Its aim is to provide educational and social activities to those no longer in full-time employment and as such there are no age restrictions.
Most of the tutors are themselves members. Other members arrange visits to museums, galleries, theatres and concerts and occasionally organise short trips in this country and longer tours abroad. A revised constitution in the spring of 2007 enabled us to offer an even wider range of courses and activities, hence the formal change of name to The University of the Third Age in Cambridge (2007). U3A Shoalhaven Third Age of Learning Inc. U3A Network Victoria. ThirdAge (ThirdAge) The University of the Third Age. University of the Third Age. Logo of the University of the Third Age The University of the Third Age is an international organisation whose aims are the education and stimulation of mainly retired members of the community - those in their third 'age' of life. It is commonly referred to as U3A. One British 'definition' of what "The Third Age" means for U3A participants is -"U3A membership is not related to a specific age but to a period in one’s life (the third age) after the second age of full-time employment and parental responsibility.
Anybody in their third age can join U3A and this includes people who are working part-time. There is no lower age for membership. History[edit] France[edit] U3A started in France at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Toulouse in 1973. UK & Commonwealth[edit] Carrick, Cornwall U3A walking group on a scenic walk. By the early 1980s, the scheme reached the United Kingdom where its nature was radically changed to be more a self-help organisation. Central and Eastern Europe[edit] Courses[edit] Third Age Foundation. The Third Age Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Santa Barbara, California. Its purpose is to assist mature adults in achieving longer, healthier, happier lives. According to its website, its "Seven Steps to Rising Energy" are based on recent psychological research connected with adult developmental stages.
Mature adults face the question of what to do with their lives as they grow older. The Third Age Foundation website describes "The Third Age" in this way: "Somewhere between your mid-40’s and mid-60’s, even if you’re vital and healthy, you may begin to experience anxiety, boredom and restlessness from an undefined cause. You are experiencing a normal crisis brought on by the inevitable and pressing awareness that you won’t live forever. The Third Age Foundation's seven steps are intended to help mature adults successfully confront the unfinished business.
The Foundation also puts on workshops and presentations, and does individual sessions with people in need. The Third Age Network. Religious Psychology Wisdom on the Third Age | American Society on Aging. By James P. Oberle Review of The Pilgrimage into the Last Third of Life, by Jane Marie Thibault and Richard L. Morgan © 2012 Upper Room Books, Nashville, TN If you are looking for spiritual guidance during the last third of your life or that of a loved one, you will find it in this book.
The authors use the word pilgrimage. The book describes seven pathways to follow. The book should not be read quickly, cover-to-cover, but savored, allowing its wisdom to slowly seep in and inform our lives. The first gateway is to honestly face the aging process and the prospect of death. From the era of Greek philosophers there has been the desire to return to the One—to our point of origin. The second gateway is to acknowledge our limitations and use them to our advantage.
In the third gateway we are invited to do the inner work. The authors next invite us to reflect on the role of the community. Then comes the section on prayer and contemplation. In many ways to age is to suffer. James P. Third Age - definition of Third Age by the Free Online Dictionary. Life Satisfaction Index for the Third Age (LSITA): A Measurement of Successful Aging. Lymington University of the Third Age - LYMINGTON U3A. UTA - University of Helsinki - University of the Third Age.
Third Age Centre, St. Thomas University. The Third Age Centre is an autonomous, community-based, non-profit organization, housed at Saint Thomas University. The Centre's membership is predominantly made up of older adults (50+). However, an interest in, and a concern for, the issues that affect aging is of primary importance for all members. The Centre was established in 1991 under the auspices of the Chair in Gerontology at Saint Thomas University.
It is now an independent organization, although Saint Thomas continues its support by providing office space, and in kind support. The mission of the Third Age Centre is to empower older adults to maintain healthy, independent, active lifestyles. The mandate is to do research and public education on seniors' issues, and to act as an advocate on behalf of seniors. The Third Age Centre maintains close links with like-minded local, regional and national organizations. U3A. Aughton - Ormskirk University of the Third Age. Third Age Life - Third Age Life - INTEGRIS OK. INTEGRIS Third Age Life Centers are among the leading senior information and referral assistance centers in Oklahoma. Participation in Third Age Life is free and includes a host of programs, classes, and activities for senior adults. Various physician presentations, fitness classes, and Senior Cyber Cafés are among the regular activities planned for interaction and education.
Additionally, numerous special events, workshops and seminars are held throughout the year – all at little or no cost. Lifetime of Harmony Newsletter INTEGRIS Health’s James L. Seminars and Classes Have you always wanted to learn a foreign language, but didn’t know where to start? If your answer is “yes,” INTEGRIS Third Age Life Center offers various seminars and workshops, classes and screenings to provide you with the most current information available. INTEGRIS Third Age Life Center (Senior Services) .: Universities of the Third Age :. U3A is a voluntary learning cooperative of older people that encourages members to share educational, creative and leisure activities.
Membership is open to anyone in the 'third age' (retirement) and activities are organised by members by drawing on the skills of each other. Each U3A's program is specific to the group and is developed from the interests of its members and the resources of its community. Combined U3A Membership across Yarra Ranges Shire When you join a local Yarra Ranges U3A group at either Healesville, Mt Dandenong, Sherbrooke, Upper Yarra or Yarra Ranges, for an additional $10 membership fee you can now access classes (subject to vacancies) across all these five particpating U3A groups.
Healesville & District U3A. Cardiff U3A | University of the Third Age Cardiff. 12th Festival of the Third Age | Home. Third Age. About Third Age Third Age is a national voluntary organisation celebrating the third age in life when people may no longer be in paid employment, but can remain healthy, fulfilled and continue to contribute to society. The longer that people are encouraged to remain in this life stage, the better for older people themselves, their families, communities and society as a whole. Third Age, through a variety of local and national programmes, demonstrates the value of older people remaining engaged and contributing in their own community for as long as possible.
Third Age recognises and celebrates the fact that older people are a diverse group with different needs, abilities, backgrounds and experiences. Third Age responds dynamically continually developing new responses as new needs emerge. Programmes and services are designed so that members have a real say in their development, thus instilling a sense of ownership, responsibility and mutual support. Ageing & Society. Ageing & Society is an interdisciplinary and international journal devoted to the understanding of human ageing and the circumstances of older people in their social and cultural contexts.
It draws contributions and has readers from many academic social science disciplines, and from clinical medicine and the humanities. In addition to original articles, Ageing & Society publishes book reviews, occasional review articles and special issues. The Journal of The Centre for Policy on Ageing and The British Society of Gerontology. Ageing & Society has now moved to online submissions. The entire review process is now being conducted through the Manuscript Central platform, including revisions and editorial assessments. If you wish to submit a paper to the journal please do so via the following website In submitting a paper you should click on the ‘Instructions and Forms’ link under ‘Resources’. Changing Life Options.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Slovenian Third Age University. La Fundación Corresponsables lanza los V Premios Corresponsables en España y Latinoamérica consolidando en esta edición el marcado carácter internacional que adquirieron en la pasada, para así conseguir una aún mayor difusión y repercusión, lo que interesará a vuestras organizaciones, tanto si están ya presentes en varios países como si lo piensan estar en el futuro. Break the Silence: Elder Abuse in America. Elderly people are dying in nursing homes. An Age for Justice: Confronting Elder Abuse in America. The Dignity of Older People.
Introduction I. Meaning and value of old age II. The older person in the Bible III. Older people's problems are the problems of us all IV. The Church and older people V. Scientific advances and the consequent progress of medicine have made a decisive contribution in recent decades to prolonging the average duration of human life. The prolongation of average life expectancy, and the sometimes dramatic decrease in the birth rate, have given rise to an unprecedented demographic transition: the age pyramid that existed less than half a century ago has literally been turned upside down. This kind of “silent revolution” goes far beyond the demographic data: it poses social, economic, cultural, psychological and spiritual problems of a magnitude which has for some time been a matter of concern to the international Community. The Church's attention and commitment to older people are nothing new.
However, it has to be recognised that the current situation is unprecedented in many respects. 10 questions that make sure the elderly are treated with dignity and respect. By Beezy Marsh Updated: 23:32 GMT, 15 March 2009 Some vulnerable pensioners will be given a checklist to make sure their needs for respect and dignity are met Vulnerable elderly people and their relatives are being given new guidance to protect their dignity in hospitals and care homes.
A checklist for patients and carers includes ten questions to ensure basic needs are met and people are treated with respect. The guidelines are to be issued by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after it emerged that less than half the population think elderly people are being treated properly. But only 55 per cent said they would complain to a nursing manager if they or their relatives felt they were getting poor treatment. The research, commissioned by the NMC, found that most people who would not report poor care said they did not want to make a fuss or did not expect compassion from a nurse. The NMC, which regulates 660,000 health workers in the UK, is also issuing new guidance to nurses. U.S. Birth Rate Not High Enough To Keep Population Stable. The Fertility Implosion. Usually, high religious observance and low income go along with high birthrates.
But, according to the United States Census Bureau, Iran now has a similar birth rate to New England — which is the least fertile region in the U.S. The speed of the change is breathtaking. A woman in Oman today has 5.6 fewer babies than a woman in Oman 30 years ago. Morocco, Syria and Saudi Arabia have seen fertility-rate declines of nearly 60 percent, and in Iran it’s more than 70 percent. The Iranian regime is aware of how the rapidly aging population and the lack of young people entering the work force could lead to long-term decline. As Eberstadt is careful to note, demographics is not necessarily destiny. If you look around the world, you see many other nations facing demographic headwinds.
Already, nearly half the world’s population lives in countries with birthrates below the replacement level. Some countries have it worse than others. But India faces a regional challenge.