I have many grandparents still in my life but the one who impacted my life the most is who I decided to focus on when doing my life interview paper on. I chose my grandfather, Jim Panetta. He is a 69-year-old, white, catholic male who is married to my grandmother, Donna.
What is person-in-environment perspective? It is defined on socialwork.oxfordre.com as “The person-in-environment perspective in social work is a practice-guiding principle that highlights the importance of understanding an individual and individual behavior in light of the environmental contexts in which that person lives and acts. The perspective has historical roots in the profession, starting with early debates over the proper attention to be given to individual or environmental …show more content…
We should not judge someone due to the fact that they are elder, a different race, study a different religion or have different beliefs about a certain topic. To begin with my outburst, ageism is a stereotype. What most people believe is that those who are considered a “senior citizen” are incapable of doing something a person much younger than them could do. Needless to say, they could be able to, just not as well-done as a younger person. The main reason why is because someone much younger than them has more energy. The reason I chose my grandfather is because he is a great reason why ageism should not be a thing. My 69-year-old grandfather, believe it or not, is very active for his age. For example, he still to this day enjoys playing tennis every day of his life and he is even a tennis instructor. With that, it just shows how those above average age is capable of doing anything a younger person could do. Now I am going to discuss my thoughts about oppression and discrimination. The reason I chose to talk about these two together is because they are mainly focused on one thing; judging a person or group because they are different. As I started this paragraph, I stated how when it comes to oppression and discrimination our society is utterly ridiculous. Why do we do that? Why do we focus on a person’s looks, beliefs, etc. instead of focusing on the type of person they really are? I mean, there are cruel white people also, but we don’t discriminate …show more content…
Many older adults could suffer from the medical problem(s) and/or disabilities. so based off of that, I would encourage them to join a social welfare program that focuses on that such as Adult Day Health Care (ADHC). This is a program that pays close attention and does everything they can to help older adults that suffer from those serious matters. Another program that focuses on helping those that suffer from either of those problems are the Adult Day Centers. They will not only provide help those with disabilities stay at independent as they can in their own environment instead of being checked into a home. This program not only focuses on helping older adults feel independent enough to say in their own home, but they also provide activities they can participate in to interact with others, healthy meals, and transportation if needed. A program I would recommend to those who do not suffer from a medical problem or disability would be the National Institute on Aging (NIA). It focuses on the health and well-being of those aging in their life. They look to understand the deeper meaning of aging and what the process consist
What is person-in-environment perspective? It is defined on socialwork.oxfordre.com as “The person-in-environment perspective in social work is a practice-guiding principle that highlights the importance of understanding an individual and individual behavior in light of the environmental contexts in which that person lives and acts. The perspective has historical roots in the profession, starting with early debates over the proper attention to be given to individual or environmental …show more content…
We should not judge someone due to the fact that they are elder, a different race, study a different religion or have different beliefs about a certain topic. To begin with my outburst, ageism is a stereotype. What most people believe is that those who are considered a “senior citizen” are incapable of doing something a person much younger than them could do. Needless to say, they could be able to, just not as well-done as a younger person. The main reason why is because someone much younger than them has more energy. The reason I chose my grandfather is because he is a great reason why ageism should not be a thing. My 69-year-old grandfather, believe it or not, is very active for his age. For example, he still to this day enjoys playing tennis every day of his life and he is even a tennis instructor. With that, it just shows how those above average age is capable of doing anything a younger person could do. Now I am going to discuss my thoughts about oppression and discrimination. The reason I chose to talk about these two together is because they are mainly focused on one thing; judging a person or group because they are different. As I started this paragraph, I stated how when it comes to oppression and discrimination our society is utterly ridiculous. Why do we do that? Why do we focus on a person’s looks, beliefs, etc. instead of focusing on the type of person they really are? I mean, there are cruel white people also, but we don’t discriminate …show more content…
Many older adults could suffer from the medical problem(s) and/or disabilities. so based off of that, I would encourage them to join a social welfare program that focuses on that such as Adult Day Health Care (ADHC). This is a program that pays close attention and does everything they can to help older adults that suffer from those serious matters. Another program that focuses on helping those that suffer from either of those problems are the Adult Day Centers. They will not only provide help those with disabilities stay at independent as they can in their own environment instead of being checked into a home. This program not only focuses on helping older adults feel independent enough to say in their own home, but they also provide activities they can participate in to interact with others, healthy meals, and transportation if needed. A program I would recommend to those who do not suffer from a medical problem or disability would be the National Institute on Aging (NIA). It focuses on the health and well-being of those aging in their life. They look to understand the deeper meaning of aging and what the process consist