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Gerontology
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Gerontology is the multidisciplinary study of aging and its challenges; social gerontology is the branch that examines aging's social and sociological dimensions.
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A social gerontologist studies how retirement changes a person's daily roles, while a biologist in the same field studies cellular change.
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Gerontology studies the aged and the aging process, not geriatrics, which is medical treatment.