The old Peolpe

The oldest old: A look at centenarians

This is an interesting topic to talking, and I interviewed around 320 people (business, students, professional, children and others). I asked about: what their think about old people, If they are useful,  And about residential or nursing homes for older People… here you are the most common answers:

(Note: I summarized the answers and the ® refers to the most important)

1.     What do you think about old people?

(10-25 age) ▬►® Well, it an interesting question! I never met my grandparent, but I think they are funny.

 ®They are very interesting. They keep the members’ family together. I love older people.

® For me, older people are worth more than their own years. Some of them are rewarding for their experience and other only for their testimony.

®  Wherever that  there are old people they provide their experience, their knowledge and they keep  emotional value of family and sometimes the children become obedient and future good citizen. There is an intangible string of emotional attachment among them. When they are happy in the family, they are happy outside and they spread this happiness to others as well.  They are who keep the customs, maintain and transmit moral values and the ​​historical roots.

2.     Are old people useful? Have they to live in nursing homes?

® There are times when the circumstances of older people require a high special of personal care, over a 24 hour period and sometimes it is not possible to receive this attention in your own home. 

® There are different situation where we have to decide what to do.  Due to the health, the mental condition, the financial freedom, the working time, and so on.

® some people think that elderly have two useless hand but I disagree with that because, in my opinion,  the elderly are capable to teach us without effort in some aspects, they are able to make good decisions regarding who and what to do in some hard circumstances or how to protect their financial freedom. In the familiar context to maintain happiness and satisfaction with one's life they provide significant contribution in the society with education to child.

The traditional Dominican defends and respects the centenarian’s people. However, the young or new culture does not think the same. Day by day we can see contempt and repudiation in the streets, in their homes… some of them believe in eternal youth. Do not accept the physical decline.

Some of the interviewed said that they hate elderly because of their behavioral changes their physical aggression, and verbal outbursts; their depression, psychosis, or dementia. Someone said: “They are cacarabia”

Finally, youths with more negative age stereotypes will likely have higher rates of depression as they get older because they do not accept the life cycle.

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