From history classes, I learned about the baby boomer generation. As a result, I knew that the percentage of people over the age of 65 was increasing. Because of a macroeconomics course, I also knew that due to the increasing elderly population, Social Security would soon end because the proportion of the people that are working to that of the growing population depending on their Social Security is not balanced. The working population is not able to support the growing elderly population. Due to a course, Human Geography, I also knew that the elderly population was prominent in the south, the sunbelt region. It is because of the fair weather. As people age, their immune system becomes worse, and the South’s weather is better for the elderly population than the biting cold of the north. Also, there are numerous locations in states such as Florida that cater to the needs of the elderly. In fact, many communities are filled with just the elderly. There are many preconceived ideas that I had about the elderly before doing research. In fact, module 9 discussion, proved some of my misconceptions wrong. One of the stereotypes I had was that the elderly is not capable of sexual activities. I also thought that all elderly people were weak and frail. Every time I would see an elderly people at the store or something, I would feel bad for them because I am thinking, why are they so alone? They shouldn’t be grocery shopping for themselves. I also thought that sickness and diseases come along with old age. Yes, some of them do, but having a healthy lifestyle can prevent come of diseases. The biggest attitude that I had was that the elderly people are sweet, kind, and at peace with life, but like any other person of another age group, they can be bitter and
From history classes, I learned about the baby boomer generation. As a result, I knew that the percentage of people over the age of 65 was increasing. Because of a macroeconomics course, I also knew that due to the increasing elderly population, Social Security would soon end because the proportion of the people that are working to that of the growing population depending on their Social Security is not balanced. The working population is not able to support the growing elderly population. Due to a course, Human Geography, I also knew that the elderly population was prominent in the south, the sunbelt region. It is because of the fair weather. As people age, their immune system becomes worse, and the South’s weather is better for the elderly population than the biting cold of the north. Also, there are numerous locations in states such as Florida that cater to the needs of the elderly. In fact, many communities are filled with just the elderly. There are many preconceived ideas that I had about the elderly before doing research. In fact, module 9 discussion, proved some of my misconceptions wrong. One of the stereotypes I had was that the elderly is not capable of sexual activities. I also thought that all elderly people were weak and frail. Every time I would see an elderly people at the store or something, I would feel bad for them because I am thinking, why are they so alone? They shouldn’t be grocery shopping for themselves. I also thought that sickness and diseases come along with old age. Yes, some of them do, but having a healthy lifestyle can prevent come of diseases. The biggest attitude that I had was that the elderly people are sweet, kind, and at peace with life, but like any other person of another age group, they can be bitter and