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For an increasing number of students in American universities, Old is sudden
For an increasing number of students in American universities, Old is sudden
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2023-08-24
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For an increasing number of students in American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the【B1】______of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the nation’s elderly population【B2】______expand significantly over the next 35 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change【B3】______profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. "【B4】______the doctors, we are going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and【B5】______lawyers," says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’ s(USC)School of Gerontology.
Lawyers can specialize in "elder law", which covers everything from trusts and【B6】______ to nursing-home abuse and age【B7】______. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong,【B8】______be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. "Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money," one professor says.
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as biology major but found she was "really【B9】______bacteria". So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, "I did volunteer work in retirement and it was really very【B10】______." [br] 【B7】
For an increasing number of students in American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the(26)graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom generation, a longer life span means that the nation’ s elderly population(27)is bound to expand significantly over the next 35 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change(28)poses profound questions for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well.(29)" In addition to the doctors, we are going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and(30)specialized lawyers," says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s(USC)School of Gerontology.
Lawyers can specialize in "elder law", which covers everything from trusts and(31)estates to nursing-home abuse and age(32)discrimination. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong,(33)are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees in human history. "Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money," one professor says.
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as biology major but found she was "really(34)bored with bacteria". So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she liked it. She says, "I did volunteer work in retirement and it was really very(35)satisfying."
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discrimination
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discrimination意为“歧视,区别,辨别”。
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