She has entered a wonderful second childhood, once again able to love intensely and with brave imagination, once more able to just dream and play - but what is not wonderful about her state (anymore than it is about the state of true childhood) is that she is constantly being shushed and bossed about by those in charge. There is some sense in which she is more independent now than she has been since she was a young child, but she is losing it that independence. Her fragile independence is balanced with degradation, and the falling apart of her body. That seems to be the most worrisome trend of our treatment of elderly individuals - they are independent, and this is absolutely wonderful, but they buy their independence at a very steep price because as they age and become less capable of being independent that freedom from obligation becomes a new enslavement to those they've hired to help them. It seems there should be some way to assure that the dignity of senior citizens to determine their...
Perhaps there is some degree, however, to which such rights can never be assured to the aging "last" generation until they are assured to the growing "next" generation. It seems to me that there is a direct correlation between the way that children in one generation are treated and the way that the elderly are handled. The two groups have much in common. As long as it is perfectly legal to deprive the young of their rights to fall in love, follow their own interests and passions, associate with people of their choice, or make their own decisions (all of which are regularly abridged by parents and schools), one might expect that the same rights will be denied to the elderly who have entered a second childhood. Perhaps the question is not so much about how we treat the elderly with respect, but how we as a society will learn to treat all those that depend upon us with respect and dignified care.
According to a recent study, the elderly are hospitalized more often due to alcohol-related problems than for heart attacks (Doup). Another study found some 70% of elderly adults' hospitalizations are related to alcohol, medication, or a mixture of both (Doup). Many seniors live alone either due to divorce or the death of a spouse, and many more still are retired and have children out of state, and so do not
While it is true that in many countries like Canada there has been a reduction in vulnerabilities such as poverty among the elderly, it is equally true that; some 3.3 million seniors still live below the poverty line Good housing and proper medical care are often out of reach for the poor elderly -- or so expensive that little money is left over for other needs. Hundreds of thousands of
Budget for a Two-Year Campaign ($500,000) to Reduce Food Insecurities among Senior Citizens 60 Years and Up in BirminghamGoal 1: Raising Awareness on the Issue of Food Insecurities among Senior CitizensThe project will organize quarterly awareness-raising campaigns running for a week that will focus on sensitizing the Birmingham community on the issue of food insecurity facing the elderly.Public Service Announcement: The campaign will involve a 60-second radio and television public
Marketing Plan The shifts that are occurring in the population demographic are highlighting how a greater percentage of people are becoming senior citizens. This means that a traditional number of everyday services that most individuals take for granted will be in demand. For Widget World, this presents the company with a unique opportunity that will allow us to create a nationally-based franchise that can easily earn gross revenues of $144
* The effects on normal aging and metabolism is that after the age of forty, metabolism usually decreases by about 5% every ten years. That does not mean that metabolism cannot be controlled to some extent; it can. Metabolism is loosely defined as the chemical workings within our bodies that help us to maintain a certain level of energy use, calorie burning and general energy (even at rest).
Citizen Perceptions of Local Government Performance in Botswana When many people in the West hear the word, "Africa," they think of the kind of impoverishment and corruption that has kept much of the continent from joining the international community in meaningful ways in recent years. Indeed, for the majority of countries in Africa, this dismal perception holds true. One shining example that has managed to overcome the constraints and obstacles to
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