1. Summary
This text is about aging. Aging means not
only biologically aging but also sociologically passing through social
maturity. Ageism is discriminatory based on age. Sociologically, ageism is
mainly used to discriminate against senior. Discrimination against young people
is mainly behavioral constraint, but discrimination against elderly people is
serious social problems, such as not only behavioral constraints, but also
psychological abuse, physical abuse, neglect.
2.What was interesting/What did you learn
This text is interesting because it deals
with ageism. Ageism is a serious social problem in our country. This is because
the problem of gerontophobia(Abhor an old man) in Korea is serious. Our
country's gerontophobia can be seen through words such as '노인충' and '틀딱충'.
3.Discussion Point
Why is our country's gerontophobia so
serious? I think it is germane to the political issue. According to the
analysis of the word " Google Trend", the use of gerontophobia word
increases sharply during '태극기 집회'.
People have different backgrounds depending on generations. Therefore, I think conflicts arise because there is different values among generations. Also, there are people who don't recognize the changing world and still insist on sticking to old ways of thinking.
ReplyDeleteKorean flag assembly is that can be reason, but I think the media amplify image of elderly.
ReplyDeleteSuch as SNS, News, Webtoon, they describe elderly useless, and stubborn so they can't accept new thought and they are instigated easily.