Summary Of The Cultural Aspects Of Aging

This article was informative and interesting explaining the cultural as relating to ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society and the psychopathology which is the science study of mental disorders.
I grew up in Bentonia, Mississippi rural area. During that time I spent summers with my grandmother. I was with her on daily basis. I was there to observe aging in the flesh. The many levels of changes I experienced with her were remarkable. I can remember her having your morning coffee, cigarette, she said would open up her head, gardening and attend to her flower garden. Yet, she started degressing. She did not want her coffee, nor did she garden every day, she continued to use her head opener. I guess back then our knowledge of Dementia was not recognized. Her memory as a contributed to ageism. When she would repeat what she just said …show more content…
Aging is change, loss, and not being able to do anything about it. This can mean adding more years to your life, being less active, less hair, dim vision, taking medicine, wrinkles, arthritis, oh, forgetfulness. Mostly, the loss of independence.
Since our elderly population has increased worldwide, it is important we study aging. This study looks at those at the age of 65 years. It was interesting to see the culture experiences of the elderly, their prestige, esteem kinship and dependency. The theory of age and aging has and will also set the stereotypes and the attitudes of folks. The theories of aging vary culture to cultures, but yet in most cultures, it is the elderly who controls the religion, food preparation, skills, pruning of plants and counseling. We as a people no matter what your religious preface is, we must all face the reality. Our views may be different but our attitude toward death may vary from person to person. The belief of each person will determine how they approach their individual