Do young people today have morals, values and self-respect?

Question

when I was a teen the world seemed slightly more moral than it it feels today and this is only 20-25 years ago I'm thinking about.

So to the younger people here, do you feel that our culture teaches you morality, values and self-respect?

or to just do as you please?

Answer 1

it's the consumer culture...
what morals, what values,

just read some of the question coming from these kids..

13-18 questions -
it's all about bf/gf, looking good, make-up, dress, height, weight, material stuff,
18 - 25 questions-
bf/gf, marriage, career, college, money, cars, material stuff, pregnancy,

25 + 35 questions
divorce, money, weight, divorce, husband cheating, divorce, wife cheating, child support, husband a changed man, cheating, money,

look for yourself..



lol this question just in ---


"Do you like your dog more than your wife?"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlC4Xfr5AaJbYxcHWT.ztOJJxQt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071002142228AAn7j3P


"Im pregnant at 20 should i have the baby?"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aiab0DvkcrasDIsYQC1JUZBJxQt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071002142947AAxmokR

"Guys are a waste! especially this one..?"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071002142943AA9NfPw&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMiDVWVhJs2GH9Me35TyM95duLLWRD8h3HYQ--&paid=answered#NbUvWjC4UzjtMO49a7c1

"I'm broke and need $money$?"
"i'm 14, and i don't have a great resume. well no resume actually. how can i get money????"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlC4Xfr5AaJbYxcHWT.ztOJJxQt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071002143559AA1Fg2J

Answer 2

I am a teen. I have more morals, values, and self-respect than a majority of older people I know. That is just the way I was brought up I suppose. On the flip side, our culture needs to do more to improve that area because there are still a lot of kids that do not have positive morals, good strong values, and self-respect. That is why so many are ending up in bad crowds and such. Hmm. I don't know.

Answer 3

I think that it all depends on how our parents raise us and who we put ourselves around. I think there are just as many bad parents out there that there were in the past...and just as many bad kids as there were in the past...

i personally feel that i have very high morals, values, and self-respect, though i can't say the same for some of my friends...but much of the time, those who have a hard time with morals, values, self-respect come from a broken home....so it goes back again to how your raised and how your family enviorment is...everything i've ever needed to know concerning morality i've learned from my parents, they've taught me what is right and wrong...later on friends do influence you, but if you have that strong base at home, it shouldnt' be a problem

Answer 4

I think that everyone from a generation believes that the next generation is less moral. There is no way to know for sure. I believe that many young people such as myself have morals,values and self-respect... It's just that those who do not get all of the attention! Whoever yells the loudest is heard... it's all a shouting match.

Answer 5

THats a great question, im currently a teenager in my senior year at highschool, i needed to get some extra credits to graduate on time, so i was sent to an alternative school, none the less, its full of the rotten apples, and dopers and drunks, well yeah i would say that we are on a moral decline, just about every one of these kids, has had sex multiple times with multiple people, half the girls are pregnant or already have kids, most of the guys are complete idiots and fools, who drink there alcohol, and dip (which is nastiest thing ever) and pretty much have no future, and think lifes all about getting laid, smoking dope, and havinga fun time.

Answer 6

It is not about the culture teaching this - its about the parents teaching it - and I don't think this is happening enough these days.
Expectations are different. But honestly, things aren't that different today than they were when I was in high school (20 years ago). I have foster teenagers and the stories they tell are pretty much the same I experienced as a teenager. Some issues are bigger though (instead of hearing a lot about HIV there is a lot of talk about bi-sexuality or being gay).

Answer 7

Family

Answer 8

Morals have changed significantly since I was a teenager and that was less than a decade ago. I think that most would tell you that they do have morals but those morals are not "traditional."

I know a lot of people say that it's the culture, television, rap, etc. but I don't think that it is. Parents have changed significantly since you were a teenager. They are more likely to try to assume the role of friend (not all, I know that there are still peple out there who are raising their kids properly) rather than the role of parent because they want their kids to like them.

Additionally, people want to hold onto their youth for much longer than people did in the past and most kids are not being raised in nuclear families. Mom and/or Dad have dates tonight and don't have time to supervise little Johnnie's activities. They don't have time to talk because they're busy working so that they can afford to buy that $800 whatever so their kid doesn't have to be made fun of for not having it.

I hated it at the time but I'm glad my parents ruled with iron fists. I wasn't allowed to watch MTV until I was 14, I wasn't allowed to date or wear make-up until I was 17, my parents knew all of my friends and my friends parents, my mom was a stay-at-home mom so I had absolutely no opportunity for mischief. I hated life and my parents then but I never came home drunk, never did drugs and never engaged in "other" activities until I was in college and old enough to understand exactly what I was doing.

Answer 9

I am 15. I honestly feel like i have more morals then a lot of kids i know. However, many of them come from bad places. Some are living in a house with no parents or siblings that do drugs. But i feel like they need to take control of their lives and ask someone for help. i am thankful that i have a good environment to live in but seeing things on tv or movies certainly can give a bad impression. You see people getting rewarded for appalling behavior. It's the wya the world it but it is not entirely the medias fault.

Answer 10

Each generation has fewer morals and values. If you don't have parents who had them then you won't either. There are more and more cultures moving into the US whose morals and values are very different than those we grew up with. The ones who did have them are not passing them down to their children the way we did. I was born in 1945 and the world was a whole different animal then. Not very many divorcres, not so much crime and violence. Usually other cultures sort of stayed together in groups when they came here. Such as the Irish stayed with Irish, Chinese stayed with Chinese. Every town had a China town with underground opium dens they brought with them from China. All this has melded into one now and there are many intermingling of cultures until there are no more values and morals as we knew them.

Answer 11

We now live in a disposable society where morals,values and self respect have been traded in for material gain.

Edit.As a mother of 3 young people it has been my duty to instill in my kids a sense of respectfulness,morality and responsibility to the community both for themselves and others that equips them for life.Although my above statement sounds as if i agree i must state that i wholeheartedly disagree.It is what i am witnessing in local youths and it is worrying.The fabric of society has changed dramatically over the years and i feel it is primarily the parents responsibility to show their kids the right way.