Have you ever been on a roller coaster screaming your lungs out, traveling at outrageous speeds, and then all of a sudden it stopped? Up-side-down! That is how this week has felt. I have been through four states and three times zones over the past several days and it feels like I can't stop. This week reading in GMIT 650 was a great one for this cohort because it dealt with a lot of the social characteristics people in this class encounter. We have a pretty large range in age among our adult learners in this program. I was glad to see none of them view themselves as "golden year" disciples, especially after last weeks article on menopause.
Hats off to Rex for week well done. I really liked the questions and articles he found for us. The flash file was great. I was wondering who would be the first person to use multimedia as a resource rather than a website.
Believe it or not, this was a week I really enjoyed the reading. The content was easy to comprehend and very applicable to me personally. I wanted to conclude this week's blog with my interpretation of Minois' view on social organization influences the social status of the old.
1. Extent of state protection. Has this ever been more correct with the cost of health care, possible reduction of social security, and layoffs in this country
2. Strength of oral tradition. In order to to look to the future, we must first look to the past!
3. Valorization of physical beauty. Experience and knowledge are inner beauty, not external.
4. Extended family. No kids, but one extremely supportive wife.
5. Creation of movable wealth. It helps when someone else picks up 66% of the tab.
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