Essay On Elderly Culture

Everyone comes from somewhere, believes in something, or ultimately becomes who they are based on certain characteristics. When we focus on a particular group in society, especially their behaviors and beliefs, we are looking at someone’s culture. Culture can be defined as the “Behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group”. With that said, I decided in the last week to center in on one culture specifically, the elderly. We all consider someone an elder if they are somewhat old or getting up near that old age. With Florida being one of the most popular retirement locations, elderly people are everywhere; however there is so much more than meets the eye. Elderly people are viewed and valued very differently in many different cultures, they are either important influential, people or not, it all depends where you are living and what you believe. I experienced a sorority group that involved elderly women from the ages of sixty two and up. This group gathers two times a month, bringing together women from every background and culture imaginable to socialize, interact, and connect. There are …show more content…
The elderly have lived, they have experienced the many obstacles of life, and when I observed this group, and heard them talk and socialize, you can see it; they show it, and express it, which is very important life learning skills. I learned when we age, life becomes more important than we ever realize, our goal turns from experiencing and being all about ourselves, to sharing and showing others meaningful helpful tools and actions. As the elderly share they want to show love and that’s why I think this experience helped me to really see their significant place in society. It 's a wonderful culture to observe, like culture, is defined, culture is all about the beliefs and attitudes of a particular group, we all represent and believe something