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Are most old people set in their ways and unable to change?
No. The majority of older people are not "set in their ways
and unable to change." There is some evidence that older
people tend to become more stable in their attitudes, but it
is clear that most older people do change. To survive, they
must adapt to many events of later life such as retirement,
children leaving home, widowhood, moving to new homes, and
serious illness. Their political and social attitudes also
tend to shift with those of the rest of society, although at
a somewhat slower rate than for younger people.
Linda Breytspraak, Center on Aging Studies, University of Missouri-Kansas City
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