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Japan has maintained a high level of respect and integration for their aged. Japanese practices suggest many ways that the USA could improve the status and integration of its aged: Senior Citizens Day, special celebration of the 65th birthday, precedence for older persons, exercise and sports for the aged, free health examinations and medical care, more employment opportunities for the aged, more senior centers, and political action by the aged.
Erdman Palmore (Sat,) studied this question.