Aging is an aspect of life that, regardless of race or culture, we all face and throughout this work, many characteristics of Aging will be discussed, these will include potential illnesses that may occur and which may have an effect on older people, as well as a critical examination of the reasons for changes in the aging process, both psychological and sociological over the past fifty years, while respecting life expectancy. rate as well as cultural and social changes that have resulted in such a radical change from today's modern times. It will also identify the needs of the older generation, taking into account the barriers an older person may face within society, and discuss possible breakdowns in the extended family. Having experienced such a radical change within Western society since the 1950s, it is of course inevitable that the aging process has also changed, with the discovery of new drugs and the introduction of the National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 (www.nhs.uk), it became much easier for people to get treatment, which allowed people to live longer and McCrystal (1997) states that by 2030 it is possible for up to 'to 30,000 people over 100 years old, compared to 1951 when there was no treatment. only 271 people over 100 years old. There is, however, increasing pressure on the NHS to provide care to a population who are living much longer, but it could be argued that older people provide greater support to today's society , because age is a unique factor. point of view of people, for example "Growing Old, Years of Fulfillment" by Kastenbaum (1979, cited in Gross, 1999) in which he suggests that a person has a chronological, biological, subjective and functional age so effective... ... middle of article....../poverty-figures-response/ (accessed 05/29/2014)• http://www.localhistories.org/povhist.html (accessed 05/29 /2014)• Bond J, Coleman P and Peace S. 1993. Aging and Society: Introduction to Social Gerontology: Second Edition. Sage Publications. London• Cummings E, Henry W. 1961. Growing Old: The Process of Disengagement: Basic Books. London• Laslett, P. 1996. A new map of life: the emergence of the third age. Weidenfeld and Nicholson. London• http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=826 (accessed 05/29/2014)• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitize/history /mwh/britain/welfarestaterev1.shtml (accessed 05/29/14)• http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/UserStorage/pdf/Pdf%20Exec%20summaries/TheForgottenAge.pdf (accessed 05/29/ 14)• http://www.bps.org.uk/news/cogntive-training-can-help-older-people (access 20/05/14)