Every twenty to thirty years, there is a new generation that is born. Every generation is different and brings advances as well as challenges into the world. In 1945 a new generation was born and by the time it was through it would be the biggest that this nation has ever seen. The baby boomers had arrived in staggering numbers and were ready to take the world by force. They made major advances in technology and modern medicine helping build a bigger and stronger America, but now they are entering their elderly years. The baby boomers are now becoming the elderly boomers and are dependent on this generation to make even greater progress so that they can be taken care of. As we move forward there are many challenges we will to overcome, such …show more content…
While some of diseases were unavoidable, most of them are a direct result from the times they lived in. The America that they were raised in, endorsed many hazardous activities that are now frowned upon. During their adolescent years, smoking was an ordinary part of the average Americans life at that time. The Surgeon General of the United States didn 't issue a report on the hazards of smoking until 1964 and by then the oldest baby boomers were already eighteen (History). It took decades to educate the public just how dangerous smoking is and by that time a lot of the damage had already been done. As we know, smoking can cause a number of different health problems but in relation to the baby boomers it is a safe assumption that this is one of the driving factors that lead to their problems with COPD and heart …show more content…
There are a lot of different topics dealing with the healthcare economics of the baby boomers but my scope will be on issue of long term care facilities. Like the age old discussion about whether to prevent people from jumping into the river or to stand down stream and pull them out, our society must decide how we should fix the problem. Medical advances in prevention, pharmaceuticals and surgical treatments can significantly reduce the need for long-term care (Knickman). By spending our money on research, public education, and prevention programs we could save a lot of money by deterring a large portion of the elderly from needing to be in a expensive assisted living facility for years. The flip side of the argument is that not every disabling cause is preventable and if we spend more on prevention, there may not be enough funds to care for those who cannot care for themselves. I believe that we should focus primarily on prevention to not only prevent future cost but to enhance future lives. Regardless of which route we decide to take as a nation, the amount spent on healthcare is going to substantially increase. For long-term care alone, the cost is estimated to be around 270 billion dollars in 2030 (Knickman). We as a nation must make some hard decisions and decide how to handle this
Miller, E. A. (2012). Journal of Aging and Social Policy . The Affordable Care ACT and Long Term Care .
An aging population is indeed a problem for the society and will possibly cause many social and economic difficulties in the future. According to David Foot (2003), professor of Economics at University of Toronto, an effective birth rate of 2.2% against current 1.75% will be necessary to replace the current work force in the near future and the government’s policy of bringing in more immigrants will eventually fail (Foot, 2003, 2). However some people predict that the increased size of an aging population will drive growth in the home, health care, and many other industries resulting in job creation and economic growth (Marketwire, 2013, 1). Majority of the people are of the opinion that the issue will be mainly in the health care and economic activity. As humans age, they start to develop health problems, leading to more visits to a medical clinic putting extra burden on health care system.
Boomers generation, we have helped turn this world into a new age of wisdom; a
Undocumented immigrants are mostly in every country, the U.S maintains a high status of illegal or undocumented workers. Every country seems to think there is a problem and are trying to cut the number of undocumented immigrants or illegal workers. We seem to think, why is this happening? Are undocumented workers ruining the economy or supporting it, are they stealing jobs from Americans or just taking unappealing jobs? Undocumented workers are moving to the United States, seeking a better life and opportunities for themselves and their families. They live in a country where their unable to find work and eventually struggle. Some feel that undocumented/illegal immigrants shouldn’t be a major concern. They support this opinion by denying the major problems that result from the arrival of illegal immigrants into our country.
Prominent musician, Celine Dion, once said, “There’s no such thing is aging, but maturing and knowledge. It’s beautiful, I call that beauty.” To many, growing old is just a natural, beautiful part of life. It is inevitable. It is inescapable. The functionalist perspective of sociology states that the elderly perform a function in order to keep society running with ease. Functionalists focus on the disengagement theory and how people tend to disengage from society as they approach death. Symbolic interactionists focus on how environmental factors and relationships with others affect the aging experience, focusing on the activity theory and the continuity theory (Carl, 2011, p. 220). Conflict theorists focus on the discrepancies that arise between different age groups. They also focus on the economical side of aging and the issues that may arise due to an active elderly population (Carl, 2011, p. 221).
...ame needs as an effect of consumerism on the baby boom generation. The same materialism of the 1950s conceived a new consciousness in the 1960s, equating to new values for the baby boom generation, such as self-actualization, social consciousness and tolerance. During the 1950s, the U.S. achieved the highest standard of living in the world, metamorphosing the working class into the new middle class (Monhollon xvi). The richest generation in North American history and the 21st century has left behind a plethora of valuable lessons that will not be forgotten soon. In conclusion, the baby boom, which lead to a long cycle of prosperity and growth in the post-WWII years is crucial because it redefined the traditional and rigid values people wrongfully harbored in the past and spearheaded dramatic change on a global level, bringing the West and the World closer than ever.
The baby boomers have either reached or are beginning to reach the age of retirement. Their retirement will have major ripple effects across our nation's economy. Primarily, the baby boomers retiring will ultimately lead to a large chunk of our nation not saving anymore. The baby boomers are
The existing U.S. population is over 315 million and rising. In the year 2030, 72 million Americans will be 65 or older, a 50 percent change in age demographics since the year 2000. The change is primarily due to the aging baby boomers, who were born at the end of World War II. Americans are living longer than ever befo...
These generations of young people are the future, not only of the United States of America but also of the world. Young people will bring change and will hopefully make the world a better place. However, they cannot make the future a brighter place if they are disheartened at a young age from trying to achieve the impossible. It is society’s responsibilities to make the future better and for humanity to move forward and this cannot happen if all the millennials and those belonging to Generation Z are pessimistic because they were not able to achieve their own dream due to the circumstances in America. In order for everyone to have a bright future to look forward to the youth of today needs to have the opportunities to achieve their
This will create more opportunities in health care, but this baby boom generation will have mostly used all their money by that point in their lives. They will have to rely on social security. This generation will need others to help pay for their medical care, which will fall upon the family members. This will result in more jobs for younger adults, but also more things to pay for.
Undocumented young immigrants who call the United States home remain in a constant fear of being separated from their families and lives through deportation. The Obama-era program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA,) that once shielded them has deteriorated with current President Trump’s proposed policy changes. Under Trump’s administration, approximately eight hundred thousand young adults brought to the country illegally as children or who were born in the states, will become eligible for deportation, through the breakdown of the program Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Today, immigrants who call the United States home are being deported at an alarming rate. “You are talking about 5,000 to 10,000 kids every week losing work authorization, becoming undocumented, and being subject to immigration enforcement and deportation,” (Washington Post, 12) said Tyler Moran, managing director of the D.C. Immigration Hub.
Illegal immigration in the United States has been a continuous problem for many years: Do undocumented immigrants benefit the economy and the safety of the society? Is the United States responsible for the care of these people? With Republicans as well as social and economic conservatives giving illegal immigrants a bad reputation, naming them criminals, for example, others believe that all undocumented immigrants do not deserve benefits because they “undercut wages, and take jobs that would otherwise go to Americans. Worse, the argument goes, many use social programs, like hospitals, and schools that cost tax payers and add to the 16 trillion-dollar national debt,” states Adam Davidson from the New York Times. There continues to be a negative connotation against undocumented immigrants in general; however, one never focuses their attention on the children who were not given
The generation that I was born into can sometimes be easily misunderstood by those in earlier generations. The individuals in my generation get thrown many different labels such as those that Rosie Evans (n.d.) listed in her article, “Millennials, Generation Y, the Lost Generation, boomerang kids, the Peter Pan generation…” and more. This can impact us as a whole because some will begin to live by the labels, in some cases that can be negative but in others it may be beneficial. Many people in this generation believe that they can’t reach their full potential due to labels and prejudgment, while there are others believe nothing can hold them back. When we get labeled all together that is also what may drive some to try to stand out from the
There are many social problems plaguing the world, including the issue of aging inequality and elders. This social problem is significant because the baby boomers of the 1946-64s are now starting to be the youngest old. Our society is starting to, and needs to, change to accommodate the needs of the elderly. There are many different problems coming with this making people have many political viewpoints, theoretical perspectives, and solutions for this social problem. Baby boomers are a group of people that were born between the years of 1946 and 1964. Just nine months after WW II ended people were having babies at rates higher than ever before. In the year 1946 there were 3.4 million babies were born, nearly 20% more than the prior year. This
We blame the millennials for their behavior and their different characteristics compared to previous generations; however, what if we stop looking at the millennials and start looking at the reasons that they behave sensitively? Each generation contains their differences, including the way they educate the next generation. We continuously judge the millennials behavior, but we rarely judge the people who influenced this behavior. Education has changed throughout the ages, not to mention the parenting skills that vary from generation to generation, which has affected the millennials way of interacting in the world. Millennials grow up believing that they are imperative, that they are secure, that the world will conform to their generation, and that the world is a “nice” place. This teaching, causes millennials to be sensitive babies early on in life. True, millennials have the freedom to act the way they want; nevertheless, like other generations, millennials will act the way that parents and other influences taught them to behave. The millennial generation should not be liable for their