Each type of society will face population aging in the years ahead. describe some of the challenges created by population aging, and considers population aging in the United States and its impact on American society.

Minority GroupsThe four largest minority groups in the United States are African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans.Using the Internet, research about the above mentioned minority groups in the United States. Based on your research and understanding, respond to the following:The proportion of older people in developed as well as developing nations of the world has been increasing. An aging population creates new economic and social challenges for nations. Using the Internet, research about the economic or social challenges of nations with an aging population. Based on your research and understanding, compare and contrast seniors in the U.S. with seniors in another country of your choice. Your comparison should include, but should not be limited to, the following:  will affect different societies in different ways. The United Nations divides the world’s nations into two groups—the more developed and the less developed—based on their demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. “The less developed regions include all regions of Africa, Asia (excluding Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand). The more developed regions include all other regions plus the three countries excluded from the less developed regions” (United Nations, , p. iv).The , such as France, Sweden, and the United States, will have large proportions of older people in their populations. The proportion of older people in most of these countries has increased gradually over many decades. Their populations will get older in the future. Some developed countries, such as Japan, had relatively young populations until recently. They have seen rapid population aging in recent years.The , such as China and Viet Nam, already have large numbers of older people. In 2000, for example, the majority of the world’s older persons (54%) lived in Asia (Kinsella & Velkoff, ). These countries also have large numbers of young people (due to high ). For this reason, compared with the developed nations, they will have lower  of older people in their populations. Still, the  of older people will put new demands on these societies.The less developed nations also include very undeveloped nations, such as the countries of Africa, Oceania, parts of the Caribbean, and parts of Latin America. These  will have large numbers of older people in their populations. They will have the least resources to cope with the demands of population aging.Each type of society will face population aging in the years ahead. Each will face different challenges as their older populations grow. And each will need to make different responses to the challenge of population aging.This chapter (1) looks at population aging in three types of societies, (2) describes some of the challenges created by population aging, and (3) considers population aging in the United States and its impact on American society.