Arrow Collar Men by J.C Leyendecker, c. 1910-1912 (via)
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GERONTOLOGY
[noun]
(from the Greek γέρων, geron, “old man” and -λογία, -logy, “study of”; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) - the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. It is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of older adults. Gerontologists includes researchers and practitioners in the fields of biology, medicine, nursing, dentistry, social work, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, economics, political science, architecture, pharmacy, public health, housing and anthropology.
Gerontology encompasses the following: a) studying physical, mental, and social changes in people as they age, b) investigating the aging(ageing), process itself (biogerontology), c) investigating the interface of normal ageing and age-related disease (geroscience), d) investigating the effects of an ageing population on society, e) applying this knowledge to policies and programs, including the macroscopic (eg: government planning) and microscopic (eg: running a nursing home) perspectives.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2lg77gJNe1r47bczo1_500.jpg)
GERONTOLOGY
[noun]
(from the Greek γέρων, geron, “old man” and -λογία, -logy, “study of”; coined by Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov in 1903) - the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging. It is distinguished from geriatrics, which is the branch of medicine that studies the diseases of older adults. Gerontologists includes researchers and practitioners in the fields of biology, medicine, nursing, dentistry, social work, physical and occupational therapy, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, economics, political science, architecture, pharmacy, public health, housing and anthropology.
Gerontology encompasses the following: a) studying physical, mental, and social changes in people as they age, b) investigating the aging(ageing), process itself (biogerontology), c) investigating the interface of normal ageing and age-related disease (geroscience), d) investigating the effects of an ageing population on society, e) applying this knowledge to policies and programs, including the macroscopic (eg: government planning) and microscopic (eg: running a nursing home) perspectives.
Homestuck fandom.
Prepare your eyes. This is the MV you’ve been waiting for.
Wow.
Wow is right.
no words
holy fuck.
I didn’t prepare myself for this.
Suddenly reminded of why I quite like Homestuck.
My faith reassured, I reblog.