SOC246H1 Final: guide for final exame Part 1
Document Summary
The idea of veneration is borrowed by modernization theorist from the non-western cultures. The elderly were often accorded great respect and esteem/ the veneration of the old is linked to confucian values. In china as women ages their position in society improves/ in 1949 responsibility of the elders shifted from the family to the government they now provide pension and health insurance. some critic that western history indicates that people have always held ive views of the aged. In colonial times: the puritans wanted to separate the church from politics the elderly occupied positions at the pinnacle/ they were guides and leaders in all matter/ they were uniquely qualified to serve as moral guide for the young. colonial society were a gerontocracy (a community ruled by the aged but reserved for men only) retirement was possible through the transition of property to one"s heirs- primogeniture.
