People always tend to say that teenagers and young adults are more open to different view points but I have never found this to be the case. Most I have met (which is many) and also the ones you find on sites like this are the most closed minded people I have ever spoken to. When speaking to other adults there is a general recognition that most issues are not black and white. However, some young people tend to think that they are absolutely right in everything they say or do. Any counter arguments or differences of opinion are meet with either huffs or hostility.
Any body agree or disagree?
PS referring to the majority but not all. There are plenty of exceptions at both ends of the age scale.
2007-06-18 05:20:59 · 15 answers · asked by John D 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
you are absolutely right. adults see more, realize that they don't know everything, etc. As a general rule. Plenty of exceptions.
I believe that as folks grow VERY old they tend to shut down a lot of that open-mindedness again. So I would postulate a reversion to narrowmindedness that begins sometime in the mid-sixties and trends down, with the same disclaimer for exceptions.
2007-06-18 05:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think there are 2 things at play here. On one hand you could say that it's an aspect of youth. When I was a teenager, anyone who didn't like what I liked was obviously an idiot and deserved to die. Now I'm older I realise this is a stupid way to look at things. (well maybe more naive than stupid)
On the other hand the worlds media has become more and more narrow minded. If this is your only window on the world it's hardly surprising you end up with more narrow minded people.
2007-06-18 05:27:01 · answer #2 · answered by Timothy S 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Life is what you make of it! You have the choice to decide to be miserable or to be happy. You can dwell on the negative things in your life or you can be happy that you are alive and healthy. I, as everyone else in this world, have problems facing me every day. I can choose to feel sorry for myself, because of them, or I can decide to solve the ones I can. I always choose the latter. At the end of the day, I find that I had an exilerating day. I had things to do so I didn't have time to feel sorry for me. The more you work at being happy, the happier you will be. Forget the past. There isn't a thing you can do to change it anyway. What has happened cannot be done over. What is - - - - is! And that is fact.
2016-05-18 21:18:25 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the older one gets, the more set in ideas are for them. But, they've also had more time to see the "gray areas" in whatever they've encountered, as well.
I wouldn't say that, in general, younger people are more narrow minded or more open minded then the older ones, but it really depends on the individual. I think that it's very likely about the same in each category.
2007-06-18 07:44:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
On the whole, I agree with you.
Young people think they see things so clearly but often don't have the experience to recognise the wider issues. They may be more receptive to new points of view or changes in society, but that is not the same thing.
I think that I was exactly the same.
2007-06-18 12:27:54 · answer #5 · answered by davidifyouknowme 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go the United States section for Yahoo Answers. The adults there bicker more than any teenagers. You've got racism, gaycism, atheists vs. christians, and just plain hate.
2007-06-18 08:39:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Teenagers always think they know everything. That's been a cliche for as long as I can remember. My parents said it about me when I was a kid and I'm sure someday i will think that about my own children.
I do think that the younger generations are more accepting of choices and lifestyles that other people have even if it isn't a view point they share.
2007-06-18 05:27:31 · answer #7 · answered by Cherry Darling 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I just tried to answer this then you deleted it!
Anyway. I think that is wrong.
I'll give you one example.
I'm vegetarian, but my gran gets on to me about this. She doesn't see the point in not eating meat. I've tried explaining to her my views. But she won't listen.
I think younger people are open to more points of view, and as you get older your points of view are more set and its harder to get passed them.
But everyone can be narrow minded. Especially towards some subjects. And this is at any stage of life.
2007-06-18 05:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by sparkle 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In general, I believe that teens lean Far to one side or the other, e.g. very open-minded or very closed-minded.
Most (but not all) adults are somewhat open-minded
Most (but not all) older people are more set in the way things are done, and thus more closed-minded.
2007-06-18 05:34:51 · answer #9 · answered by Macintosh 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
depends upon the individual and the way the person was reared. a person reared in a more accepting and open style family setting will be more apt to be more tolerant than a person reared in a tighter and more closed setting. as an example a person who grew up in an abusive home setting will be more likely to be an abuser than one who was reared in a normal home.
2007-06-18 05:39:18 · answer #10 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋