During the reading discussion we looked into about how homelessness can cause mental illness. An interesting finding was that individuals can possibly gain mental illness by living on the streets. Homeless people who experience mental illness don’t often reach out to mental health services or there is lack of available resources in their living community. Consequently, due to scarce amount of available resources people will not receive the necessary support to recuperate from mental illness. Another interesting thing learned from the reading narratives was that public shelters can create a welcoming space for homeless people. There have been many cases where people began to drink less and feel more motivated by the people in homeless shelters. However, shelters are designed for people to stay at specific times. Even though shelters do provide an opportunity for social connection, but there would be moments where homelessness can feel bored and resume to drinking. Furthermore, many homeless people often don’t seek charity work because they feel patronized and concerned how society look down on them by being a bum.
Next, in class class we also talked about the life course perspective. The objective of living a fulfilling life is to appreciate the human experience. By acknowledging the value of personal experiences can enable people to dedicate time to relax and have an opportunity to learn through their personal life challenges. Individuals who self-reflect their personal experiences able to take way what they have learned and find their true sense of self.
Lastly, toward the end of class we watched an informational video about the long term effects of the aging population. The video informs that not only we need to start preparing the younger population for their later lives, but also keep in check if we have been attaining goals in taking care of the aging baby boomers and older generations. Countries with less immigration will have trouble in sustaining the elder population. In other words, immigration provides majority of the workforce population that sustains the country’s economy and assist the older population. Furthermore, immigrants who come to work in the united states are not assured for retirement. They tend to have a shorter lifespan due to overworking to keep up paying their expenses. This was informative and showed that we also have to keep in mind of the minority population to have the chance to retire comfortably. The video also emphasized about the importance of needing diverse age groups. To illustrate, The BMW car manufacturing company have workers from diverse age groups that range from young adults to older adults. Both age groups collaborate with one another in making a final car product. The employees learn and assist each other when making a car. This shows that learning from both age groups can produce productivity, offer different point of views, and pass down useful knowledge from their past experience.
Next, in class class we also talked about the life course perspective. The objective of living a fulfilling life is to appreciate the human experience. By acknowledging the value of personal experiences can enable people to dedicate time to relax and have an opportunity to learn through their personal life challenges. Individuals who self-reflect their personal experiences able to take way what they have learned and find their true sense of self.
Lastly, toward the end of class we watched an informational video about the long term effects of the aging population. The video informs that not only we need to start preparing the younger population for their later lives, but also keep in check if we have been attaining goals in taking care of the aging baby boomers and older generations. Countries with less immigration will have trouble in sustaining the elder population. In other words, immigration provides majority of the workforce population that sustains the country’s economy and assist the older population. Furthermore, immigrants who come to work in the united states are not assured for retirement. They tend to have a shorter lifespan due to overworking to keep up paying their expenses. This was informative and showed that we also have to keep in mind of the minority population to have the chance to retire comfortably. The video also emphasized about the importance of needing diverse age groups. To illustrate, The BMW car manufacturing company have workers from diverse age groups that range from young adults to older adults. Both age groups collaborate with one another in making a final car product. The employees learn and assist each other when making a car. This shows that learning from both age groups can produce productivity, offer different point of views, and pass down useful knowledge from their past experience.