I guess what I'm asking is do you think we as people give them the respect they deserve,help them when they need it out in public places among other things. Think about your grandparents how do you think people treat them when they go out into society.
2007-10-23 09:08:03 · 21 answers · asked by Audrie M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
they're not treated as well as we should be treating them
2007-10-23 09:11:40 · answer #1 · answered by Luken 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Society has changed. The new seniors are living longer, want different and additional services, havent saved nearly enough money to have a comfortable retirement, often were both working before retirement, may be healthier, don't have the family support because they live in another state or hold full time jobs etc. Elderly have been ignored and overlooked but now they are increasing in numbers and politicians realize that they all vote and have power and influence. I see children spending less time caring for parents and more reliance on purchased services. Skilled Nursing facilities are still not pleasant but there are changes underway to make them more patient and individual centered. Some companies are starting to realize that everyone doesn't turn into a brain dead idiot at 65 so people are working longer and companies are hiring more older workers for their skills, knowledge and work ethics. I think this new generation of retirees are going to insist on better treatment, services and options. We are not as complacent as the older old (now over age 80) and want our concerns and needs heard. I think that's a good development.
2016-04-10 00:17:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I get to the door first, then I hold it open for the next person. If they are slow, then I'll wait, rather than thinking that I don't have the time, like some others I see doing to the disabled or elderly! I totally appreciate it when someone holds the door open for me, even though I'm only 54. Some days I feel like I'm closer to 90! I reside in California, where it's really kind of a "dog-eat-dog" mentality. Most people think time is money & could care less if someone gets the door slammed on them. I never knew my Grandparents, so it's something that I can't use as a focal point. I did have a lot of elderly neighbors that DEMANDED respect & they got it! That is how my generation was taught to be...respectful, without questioning authority. Period! Today respect & trust must be earned due to lack of respect in a "me first" world & wounded adults who have yet to resolve their childhood issues from an abusive past of some form or another! Perhaps overeducation has a lot to do with it. Most of us in the USA don't really have info to trace our Family roots back to their country of origin to get the truth! We simply know that we came from immigrant stock & there were many secrets that were left in their country of origin! Even the last names were changed to sound more like "American" names! Not much respect comes from hiding the truth...maybe this is why some of us seem to lack respect for our elders? Cuz they weren't around to pass anything down to their Grandchildren & they kept secrets from their own children (for reasons we will never know).
2007-10-23 10:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Working part time caring for the elderly you get to hear and see a lot. Most say they are treated pretty well. Some of course say thats not true. I have seen a lot of times once they get into the assisted living facility or nursing home they stop doing a lot of stuff that they are capable of doing. And when that happens an already overtaxed staff has to do it for them. It goes both ways. They need to stay active or they lose a lot of their ability to do simple things for themselves. I like to ask first if they can do it with help or alone and see what they say. Just ask them if they want your help and listen ,they need a purpose too.
2007-10-23 09:52:26 · answer #4 · answered by Aloha_Ann 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
As a senior, sometimes people lose patience with you, some
walk ahead of you open the door and slam it in your face. I use
a cane. Some people are very kind on the other hand and will
open a door and wait till I get in and hold the next door. You
get both sides. We as seniors are not always treated with
respect. I think they wish we would just all go away somewhere
and stop polluting their space. I had an elderly Sikh rush ahead
of me open the door and deliberately slam it in my face. Why
because I am a woman.
2007-10-26 16:51:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think basically society is youth oriented - everyone wants to be young, trying to be young and staying young. So it's the youth culture that everyone reveres, respects and idolizes.
Therefore the elderly are not so respected, wanted and needed as they should be. I think they are looked upon as a burden, passe and useless. I am speaking in general, of course.
However, I think the elderly and I shall be one of them in the not too distant future (I am 55) have a lot to offer and to give if only we will give them the chance.
2007-10-24 00:48:27 · answer #6 · answered by happy inside 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not well.......almost daily around here in the police blotter someone has attacked and robbed an elderly person just going for a walk. Maybe I never paid as much attention before but I don't recall things being as bad. I was at a store with a really steep parking lot and it's tough unloading your cart without it getting away from you. There was an elderly woman really struggling and I went to try and help her and she freaked....scared her.....it's sad it's gotten to the point where you have to be that afraid of even allowing someone to help you when you need it......or that there are people who prey on them. It angers me even more when they are seen as a "drain".....they already put in their life.....but it seems once they need help they are disposable.
2007-10-23 09:25:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
They do not get any respect....they get the opposite...people make jokes about them and play jokes on them. For example ding dong ditch. In this age the elderly do not have any respect. That is why when u think handicap you think old people. O ya don't u talk about mi grandparents that way!
2007-10-27 08:57:01 · answer #8 · answered by chillax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The elderly are not treated well at all in this country. There seems to be no respect for the elderly. They keep the country going and when they get old they're shoved off to a nursing home because their kids are to busy to help take care of them. I see it all the time. When I was a kid the elderly stayed at home with their families untill they died. That's the way it should be. This is a desposible society and when you get old no one wants you around so they ship you off. I for one will die in my own home, no nursing home for me.
2007-10-25 15:36:57 · answer #9 · answered by SandyO 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are not treated well..... I have recently lost the dearest person in my life. He was a soldier when young, and had respect (and admiration from girls too!) but said it was like he was invisible as he aged. He died needing dental treatment that he would have had to win a lottery to get fixed as where I live there is a 5 year wait for pensioners to get treatment and then only one thing gets fixed at a time. I will never forget the struggle he had and sadly he cannot be the only one......
2007-10-23 09:39:44 · answer #10 · answered by Juliette 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Societal values have changed...older people were considered treasures, wise and to be respected when I was growing up....That is not necessarily the case these days - at least in wider public society....however, there are niches of people younger that I run into on a regular basis who are as I was when I was young...respectful, friendly, helpful
2007-10-23 09:21:16 · answer #11 · answered by sage seeker 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋