Toward a Social Deficit Model of Ageing

Abstract

The popular conception of ageing as a time of increasing deficiency, supported by a biological decline model, is criticized on both methodological and theoretical grounds. Recent research pertaining to misconceptions about ageing is examined. Regressive changes in the latter part of the life‐span appear to reflect environmental or experiential deficits rather than intrinsic ageing phenomena. Manipulative rather than descriptive research is suggested to uncover variables responsible for the often reported deficits in the aged.

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