The Elder’s Changing Point of View
To acknowledge the changing sociological ideas of an elder, I have interviewed a person over 55 years old. This person is my grandma Linda Mack. My grandmother is 65 years old and she lives with her one dog. She has two children, one is my mother, Kelly, and the other is her late son, Ryan. Her perspectives have changed in many ways over the years.
The purpose of Linda working when she was in her 30s was to help raise a family. My grandma worked sometimes two shifts a day, always working night shift. In her 30s she worked for survival. This kept food on the table, clothes on her kids backs and the material items they wanted. What my grandma was rewarded was much more than food, clothes and shelter, but the …show more content…
Of course, to some people in her younger ages, it seemed shameful to have to use the government to help take care of one or their families, but if it is needed it is worth it. Today, people feel slightly the same, but all of these government programs help older individuals and struggling families gain money to spend on necessities and needs that they do not have the ability to buy. She also believes these programs to be taken advantage from. Linda states this because receivers are using these programs to gain money without working. Plus, the working citizens have a great sum of their income going towards some individuals who do not work, for they know the pay will be handed to them with no work. Without the government 's help, there would be many more struggling families and poor families, …show more content…
Linda only did activities that would lighten up the place and keep herself and others ecstatic. This can be explained because “studies have discovered that as people age, they seek out situations that will lift their moods” (Isaacowitz, 2012, paragraph 2). My grandma claims in her generation everyone put their hardest into whatever job it was. Now Linda sees the new work patterns slacking, employees not working as hard as before and people giving up or stop caring about their jobs. However, throughout her time family roles are still the same. Everyone loves their children with all their heart and does anything to keep them happy. Nevertheless, the government programs did change. Back in Linda’s 30s government programs were not widely used, unless it was absolutely needed. Now she believes that they are being “overused” are taken advantaged of. Plus, when Linda was younger she was stressed, overworked, but a great mother no matter what. Later on in life she is more positive and is always happy without a worry. In fact, “older subjects reported having fewer negative emotions and more positive ones compared with their younger days” (Gorlick, 2010, paragraph 10). Mack always looks on the positive side, which is most likely why she is this
To acknowledge the changing sociological ideas of an elder, I have interviewed a person over 55 years old. This person is my grandma Linda Mack. My grandmother is 65 years old and she lives with her one dog. She has two children, one is my mother, Kelly, and the other is her late son, Ryan. Her perspectives have changed in many ways over the years.
The purpose of Linda working when she was in her 30s was to help raise a family. My grandma worked sometimes two shifts a day, always working night shift. In her 30s she worked for survival. This kept food on the table, clothes on her kids backs and the material items they wanted. What my grandma was rewarded was much more than food, clothes and shelter, but the …show more content…
Of course, to some people in her younger ages, it seemed shameful to have to use the government to help take care of one or their families, but if it is needed it is worth it. Today, people feel slightly the same, but all of these government programs help older individuals and struggling families gain money to spend on necessities and needs that they do not have the ability to buy. She also believes these programs to be taken advantage from. Linda states this because receivers are using these programs to gain money without working. Plus, the working citizens have a great sum of their income going towards some individuals who do not work, for they know the pay will be handed to them with no work. Without the government 's help, there would be many more struggling families and poor families, …show more content…
Linda only did activities that would lighten up the place and keep herself and others ecstatic. This can be explained because “studies have discovered that as people age, they seek out situations that will lift their moods” (Isaacowitz, 2012, paragraph 2). My grandma claims in her generation everyone put their hardest into whatever job it was. Now Linda sees the new work patterns slacking, employees not working as hard as before and people giving up or stop caring about their jobs. However, throughout her time family roles are still the same. Everyone loves their children with all their heart and does anything to keep them happy. Nevertheless, the government programs did change. Back in Linda’s 30s government programs were not widely used, unless it was absolutely needed. Now she believes that they are being “overused” are taken advantaged of. Plus, when Linda was younger she was stressed, overworked, but a great mother no matter what. Later on in life she is more positive and is always happy without a worry. In fact, “older subjects reported having fewer negative emotions and more positive ones compared with their younger days” (Gorlick, 2010, paragraph 10). Mack always looks on the positive side, which is most likely why she is this