Throughout this century the role of elderly people has changed enormously.
Parents have become heaviness for their children who do not respect older generation, abuse them and do not take care of them.
According to surveys, the number of old people who live in elderly homes rose significantly during the last 3 decades.
This example shows that old people are considered as useless members of society and families.
Possibly, the main reason of insufficient respect to older people is modern life style that affects relations between people.
Nowadays, young couples prefer to live apart from their parents, they don`t accept the interference into their private lives.
Needless to say, different generations have different mentality.
Due to distinct points of view, young people consider their parents "old-fashioned".
Furthermore, old people tend to hold the lifestyle of the past what leads to misunderstanding between children and parents.
Another thing that should be mentioned is modern pace of life.
Working people are too busy at work and don`t have enough time to dedicate it to their parents.
It is a well-known fact that as rarer the communication as weaker the connection between people.
Children and parents who meet each other once a week don`t have common interests and topics for conversation, they aren`t aware of each other`s lives and problems.
Certainly, this modern trend has negative effect on society in general.
Young people lose the sense of community and forget about the value of family, they become more cynic and selfish.
In conclusion, I would say that the sense of community which is taken from families is the most crucial factor of social development.
Only communities could cope with wars and disasters throughout centuries.
And the loss of the value of community can cause more terrible problems in future.
February 2014
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