Gerontology Aging and America
Future Challenges and Needs Americans are getting old, and fast. Over 10,000 Baby Boomers per day are currently turning 65. In fact, the… Continue Reading...
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Future Challenges and Needs Americans are getting old, and fast. Over 10,000 Baby Boomers per day are currently turning 65. In fact, the… Continue Reading...
by side where each generation brings a diverse approach to the company. The convergence of the generational cohort includes the baby boomers who have postponed their retirement because of the current economic condition. Many traditionalists still remain in the workforce because of the intention and necessity to make the ends meet. According to Schullery (2013), the present workplace consists of Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y and Generation Z. The Baby Boomers are born between 1946 and 1964, Generation X are born between 1965 and 1979, and Generation Y born between 1980 and 1999 while the Generation Z are born from 1996. (Schullery, 2013). Thus, the present workforce consists… Continue Reading...
have pushed back the retiring age of many Baby Boomers, there is a greater mix of younger and older generations now in the workforce than ever before (Stewart, Oliver, Cravens, Oishi, 2017). Added to this is the fact that Generation X and Generation Y employees tend to have a different collective attitude towards life, values, interests and their jobs than the older generation (Ahmad & Ibrahim, 2015). Such differences of opinion and outlook can lead to miscommunication, misinterpretation of feelings, and unstable work environments -- especially if management does not take an active role in promoting a more… Continue Reading...
made up of war babies and baby boomers: they wanted emancipation from the culture that had fostered the war era, which seemed to still be in play, even in the 60s and 70s, with Vietnam drawing a lot of criticism from the hippie movement and the youth movement in America. In physical terms, the Beatles were very young when they made it big. They were just barely in their mid-20s at the peak of their fame. They went from being four mop-headed British youths wearing dress jackets and ties when performing to being poster boys for… Continue Reading...
treatise starts off by recounting what tended to happen when Baby Boomers were traveling through puberty. There is no understating the progression that is stated on the very first page, that being the shift from the post-war mindset and worldview of the parents of Baby Boomers and the sexual revolution that came in the 1960’s. The “mixed messages” that are referred to on that same first page are easy to fathom and expect given that quick and visceral shift. The use of specific examples like the movie Cleopatra and the book Lady Chatterley’s Lover drive home the point of what… Continue Reading...
on the generation. The baby boomers changed the car, and it became a "fashion statement" and this caused society to perceive the car differently. There was a deep love for cars, and a subculture was produced called "Car Culture." The youth were wholeheartedly involved in the car culture, and their interests and passion for this culture enabled the car to evolve into the most influential icons of the 1950's. The post-war era saw a booming economy, and car consumerism was booming, and the number of babies was increasing. Parents viewed a car as very… Continue Reading...
inclusivity is the likelihood of conflict owing to generational differences. For instance, there is a major probability of conflicts and misunderstandings between baby boomers and millennials (Kapoor and Solomon, 2011). This implies that Copper Coil has been able to manage the generational issues that may arise in the workplace setting. This indicates that it has lowered the likelihood of these employees intending to leave the organization. Management has a role to ensure that the levels of stress within an organization are not extensive or detrimental. Well-motivated employees that do not face stressful workplace conditions are a mainstay towards enhanced organization’s competitive advantage, its profitability and at the end of the day add… Continue Reading...
the ethical issues associated with it include autonomy issues, privacy concerns, equity, and confidentiality concerns. For baby boomers the huge chronic needs of the elderly are expected to create new career opportunities through increasing demands for healthcare workers. Therefore, the probable HR needs in the next 10 years include more demand tech-savvy healthcare workers and those who can cater for the aging population. Inferential versus Descriptive Statistics Inferential and descriptive statistics are the two areas of statistics employed in analyzing data, particularly in studies conducted on groups of people. However, its critical for researchers to understand the differences between inferential and descriptive statistics. Understanding statistical techniques… Continue Reading...
possible through long-term loans made to credit-worthy applicants. For Main Street, this was mainly the case at least since the Baby Boomers came to age. For subsequent generations, predatory lending came about as the monetization of debt became another way for Wall Street to make money off Main Street. The American Dream prior to this was connected to the concept of upward mobility, but this too has been linked to the prospect of homeownership. Essentially, the American Dream has always been a dream about ownership of assets, of being at the minimum part of the middle class—a status that anyone could achieve in America so long as he was willing… Continue Reading...
– federal spending on healthcare is increasing rapidly. Demographic shifts bear some of the blame for that – the baby boomers are a massive generation aging into Medicare territory, a demographic time bomb on the nation's finances, given that seniors are the largest segment of health care spenders and that end-of-life care in particular is expensive (CBO, 2017). This paper will examine the impacts of health care on the economy, and seek to determine if there is a better pathway to health care delivery. Impacts on the Economy The exorbitant healthcare expenditure in America, and its consistent growth, is a widely -examined and -discussed topic for many years. Of… Continue Reading...
an opportunity to market healthy, organic food options that can improve the quality of lives. As the baby boomers enter the seniors' age and as the society develops a strong interest in the quality of life, the company can approach this opportunity from various angles to succeed and differentiate from other eateries. An Assessment of the Opportunity Today, organic food is one of the growing trends. The consumer demand for organic food has been on the rise in the last five years, which means 3 Squares Restaurant may reap, from such a business; the management has realized the importance of organic food. More people are today concerned… Continue Reading...
ever have before. Thus, there is a predominance of baby boomers who are significantly contributing to an aging population. Servicing the elderly is a prominent concern for the healthcare space (U.S. Department, 2006, p. 2). Additionally, there are legal determinants that are affecting the demand for physicians. The Patient and Affordable Care Act has made it mandatory for people to get health insurance. In the wake of this legislation there is a greater demand for doctors (Health Resources, 2016) than there ever has been before. Because of the wide-sweeping nature of this legislation, in addition to the inescapable reality… Continue Reading...
