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Gerontology is strictly the study of the aged population over the age of sixty-five.
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It is estimated that one-quarter of all the farm workers in the United States is under the age of sixteen.
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In most preindustrial societies, the elderly held very little power because they were not allowed to own property.
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By the year 2050, the young and the old will come very close to constituting equal portions of the U.S. population.
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More than two-thirds of the nation's poor people are under the age of sixteen.
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The "social health" of young people in America has improved dramatically in the last forty years.
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At its inception in 1935, Social Security was intended to meet every person's need for an adequate retirement.
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Investor-owned nursing homes have been shown to have a lower quality of care than not-for-profit nursing homes.
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The American Psychiatric Association listed homosexuality as a mental disorder until 1973.
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Following the institution of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, no one has been forced from the military based on their sexual orientation.
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