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"Respect your elders" applies in Wikipedia editing as much as it does in the real world (or used to). It's about a healthy deference to experience—not authority. The only difference is in how age is measured. We are not equals, despite the strong desire for Wikipedia to be a utopian island of egalitarianism.
In many political structures, power within the ruling class accumulates with age, making the oldest individuals the holders of the most power. Those holding the most power may not be in formal leadership positions, but often dominate those who are. In a simplified definition, a gerontocracy is a society where leadership is reserved for elders. [1]
An important issue to acknowledge is who is taking care of the elderly primarily. This task in many households comes down to members of the family. [ 10 ] The issue that stems from the assumption that family will take care of the elderly is in many households the time spent with elder care can take away from time that would be spent providing ...
Why Elder Law Is Necessary. In two words: baby boomers. The U.S. population is aging. Much of that has to do with waning fertility rates, as an increasing number of adults choose not to have children.
Butler defined ageism as a combination of three connected elements: negative attitudes towards old age and the ageing process, discriminatory practices against older people, and institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about elderly people.
Kowtowing is a powerful gesture reserved mainly for honoring the dead or offering deep respect at a temple. [4] Many codes of behavior revolve around young people showing respect to older people. Filial piety is a virtue of having respect for ancestors, family, and elders. As in many cultures, younger Chinese individuals are expected to defer ...
Kim Scott: Radical respect is what happens when you’re in a work environment that optimizes for collaboration rather than coercion. There's a hierarchy, but it's not a dominant hierarchy.
Elder is a role played in the organised community that is most common in tribal subsistence cultures, Elderhood being the condition or quality of being an elder. It is essentially the state of being in the latter portion of one's life and being looked to for leadership of either a passive or active nature by your peers and\or subordinates due almost exclusively to this fact.