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3/23/2019 8:47:06 PM
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Last week two articles about teens competed for my attention. One discussed lowering the voting age to 16 and the other was a scientific study of the brain saying that maturity is not complete until near thirty. What I read made me wonder about what level of brain development was necessary for 16-year-olds to vote. After reading this newsletter I do hope you will share your opinion.
Nancy Pelosi recently gave her support to lowering the voting age to 16. She, as do many others, says that 16 is the age when when interest in government is strongest. The National Youth Rights Association gives reasons why.
— Millions of youth are employed, volunteer, and assume adult responsibilities as care givers and financial contributors to their households. They pay taxes and have the right to drive a car.
— Adolescents are expected to follow the law but have no say in making it. 16-year-olds brought before the criminal justice system are tried as adults. Over 250,000 youth are incarcerated as adults each year.
— Teens form political action committees, manage campaigns, make donations, and advocate for rights. Greta Thunber, a 16-year-old from Sweden was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for organizing students in over 112 to tprotest against global warming. Parkland, Florida students challenged lawmakers to tighten gun control laws.
—Young people are good voters. In 2013, when Takoma Park, Maryland lowered its voting age to 16, 16 and 17-year-olds voted in greater numbers than 20 to 50-year-olds.
—16 and 17-year-olds care about issues that affect them and want politicians to pay attention to their concerns. They are hurt by demographic trends which overwhelmingly favor older voters. They see their future jeopardized by inadequate funding for schools, poor gun control and global warming.
— Adolescents shouldn’t be held to a higher standard than those over 18. In a democracy, it’s wrong to disenfranchise people because we disagree with them. Some Republicans worry that teachers are biased towards liberal ideas. Yet, civic classes are likely to teach youth how how to dig for truth and to analyze the pros and cons of issues.
Historically teens were considered adults. In medieval Europe, adolescents participated in apprenticeships and were expected to contribute to their family’s financial well-being. There are many examples of teen warriors. In 1212, children as young as 12 joined the Children’s Crusade. In 1340, Edward, Prince of Wales (The Black Prince) was 16 when he engaged the French army at Crecy. Joan of Arc as a teen inspired civilians and soldiers in Orleans, France to fight the English. More recently, in 2015, Jan Bowman-Davies, a 16 year old British captain helped his three man adult crew abandon ship as it started to sink.
Lowering the voting age has more support than many voters realize. Over 25 countries allow youth under 18 to vote. In the U.S., nearly half the states have tried to lower it. Legislation was recently introduced in Oregon to amend the constitution and lower the voting age from 18 to 16. If the bill passes, voters will decide to approve or disapprove during the 2020 election.
The above arguments favor lowering the voting age. Now, on to the adolescent brain.
According to Stanford Children’s Health, no matter how smart your teen is, good judgment is not something he or she can excel in. Recent studies show full maturity as delayed until thirty. To understand why, let’s look at how the adolescent brain develops.
The central brain along with the central nervous system develop during six major stages. The first four occur during gestation. The last two occur later, with growth continuing into adulthood. Maturity occurs from the back to the front of the brain. The frontal lobe (prefrotal cortex) is where complex decision-making, planning skills, impulse control, emotional reactions, focusing attention, and prioritizing information takes place. Its matures slowly during adolescence which is why many teenagers can’t access certain abilities until older.
During teen years the prefrontal cortex, begins to exert greater control, helping adolescents learn to think before they act. It handles higher-level cognitive abilities such as planning, solving problems, and making decisions. But, before the cortex fully matures, the amygdala, which controls emotions, is in charge. Teens with a large amygdala show aggression, fear and depression more intensely than adults.
Brain development is the root cause of adolescent behaviors that appear to be erratic.Some researches claim that adolescents are hardwired for risk-taking. In ancient times, that helped them deal with dangers in the wild. Today, aggressive behavior is more likely to translate into fighting or bullying, unsafe sexual behavior, alcohol or substance abuse, unsafe driving, and poor self care.
Compassionate, patient parents can guide their children through the teen years and teach healthy coping mechanisms that satisfy the demands of the amygdala. For instance, the desire for emotional experiences can be satisfied with outdoor adventures, playing musical instruments, performing on stage, and even go-cart racing. Parents who jump in with advice or try to fix problems often make their teen less likely to trust them. They benefit when their parents show interest in what they are doing and are helped to overcome impulsive behaviors by being presented with facts and having discussions about possible consequences of their actions.
It is your turn to decide. I've not made up my mind. What do you think? Should the voting age be lowered to16? Please respond on my blog site at below.
References:
Top Ten Reasons to Lower the Voting Age. National Youth Rights Association. retrieved from web site at https://www.youthrights.org/issues/voting-age/top-ten-reasons-to-lower-the-voting-age/
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Jarus,O. (2013) Joan of Arc: facts and Biography. LiveScience. retrieved from https://www.livescience.com/38288-joan-of-arc.html
Spillett,R (2015) The incredible moment Britain's youngest ship's captain, 16, calmly helped his adult crew abandon ship as the vessel started to sink in rough seas. Daily Mail. retrieved from CAPTAIN.
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Wnuk, A. (2018) When the Brain Starts Adulting. Brain Facts.org. retrieved from FACTS.
3/16/2019 10:04:03 PM
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In fifty years will people be building mega-mansions or will they seek community in co-housing units like those in Holland and other Scandinavian countries?
Relational Worldview
Political and social mores over the past years appear to be spinning humankind toward chaos. Drugs, terrorism, low wage jobs, pollution and a growing homeless population give newscasters much to talk about. Recently, however, I’ve noticed that younger generations are slowly changing the paradigm. They live in a connected world and view the planet more holistically than people did when I was young. I find their ideas exciting and hopeful.
Social worker, Terry Cross, writes of two predominant world views, linear and relational. European and American cultures are rooted in the linear model based on the idea that cause comes before effect. To solve a problem linearly you identify it, treat it and observe the result. Linear reasoning moves from: A causes B causes C causes D and so on. This approach favors capitalism with its goal to make money for the individual and increase GDP for the country.
The United States is imbedded in this way of thinking. It rewards personal achievement based on hard work and predestination. The founders, influenced by John Calvin’s preaching, turned his religious thoughts into a justification for excessive wealth. Calvin was a theologian, not an economist, and his sermons were more humanistic than generally acknowledged. Unfortunately, beliefs in predestination led to many to accept the notion that those with capital are marked favorably by God. Communities of haves and have nots became tolerated as a just part of American society. Today, the “have nots” are growing at a faster rate than ever before, weighting the scale with poverty, discord and ignorance. The linear way of thinking is not working to solve the world’s problems.
A relational model differs in that it is based on harmony. It views life as a continuous balancing act between interrelated influences that include the collective thinking of the culture. Its goal is to meet the needs of the community, not just the individual. The relational model seeks balance between four elements, context (culture, community), mind (cognitive and emotional processes), body (genetic, gender, condition, health), and spirit (learned teachings, metaphysical and innate, both negative and positive). Cross gives an example of how the model helps individuals.
“Death is an example of an event that threatens harmony. When we lose a loved one, we feel grief emotionally; physically, we may cry, lose our appetite, or not sleep well. However, spiritually, we have a learned positive response, a ritual, called a funeral. Usually, such events are community events, so the context is changed. We bring in relatives, friends and supporters. In that context, we intellectualize about the dead person. We may recall and tell stories about him or her. We may intellectualize about death or be reminded of our cultural view of that experience. Physically, we touch others, get hugs and handshakes; we eat, and we shed tears.
“These experiences are interdependent and play off one another in multi-relational interactions that, if successful, allow us to resolve the grief by maintaining the balance. If we cannot, then, in a Western sense, we are said to have unresolved grief or, in some tribal cultures, to have a ghost sickness or to be bothered by a spirit. Different world views often use different conceptual language to describe the same phenomenon.” A person can only move on if he or she returns to a state harmony.
Relational thinking is gaining traction as a tool for solving larger societal problems. For example, environmental issues through a relational lens looks at competing interests with the goal of bringing them into harmony. It would explore how to balance personal earnings with clean drinking water, rising global temperatures, the number of fish in the oceans, adequate food production on land, sources of energy for transportation, home and business use, clean air and a fair distribution of property. Balance would include human beings and animals sharing the earth with survival depending on a symbiotic relationship. A relational view, has no place for a capitalism and colonialism that are designed to keep people in poverty.
Changing a system based primarily on the rights of the individual to embrace the collective rights of community is not easy. Yet, it is slowly happening. Despite the greedy people splashed over the news, I see signs of moving towards social and environmental harmony. Many people are trying to change the current paradigm, or at least bend rules to put our ecology in a state of balance. I hear angry talk of unbridled wealth and power and also listen to young thinkers working to restore equity.
It takes a long time to change the way a culture thinks. Eventually, however, most do evolve. Look around and you will see that your community no longer resembles that of your childhood. Change continues. I have become increasingly aware of how younger generations are leading the way towards harmony.
Do you have friends who tune into Marie Kondo’s program to de-clutter. She is influencing People worldwide to downsize and and stop purchasing items that are not highly valued. Many Millennials live this way already preferring experiences over possessions. They spend their money traveling and participating in groups that share a common interest. Have you noticed how more people are leaving their cell phones tucked out of sight during meals. They are also changing their diet to embrace more organic and plant based foods. Young adults easily accept sexual, religious and racial differences. Schoolchildren lead marches for gun safety and a sustainable environment. Youth seeks a balanced way of living that will provide for them throughout their lives.
I find the slow movement, a fascinating shift to promote a slower pace of life. One branch of the movement, “slow technology,” is according to technopedia “designed to curb some of the damaging effects of excessive technologies in human life, primarily through promoting slower or less extreme interactions with certain technologies. In general, the slow technology movement seeks to alter how humans interact with technologies including mobile devices, social media, email and other relatively recent innovations that tend to be highly addictive, or at least consume a lot of time.“
Younger generations are bringing about systemic changes that encourage face-to-face relationships and living lightly on the planet. It will be intriguing to see if Amazon, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram go the way of so many tech companies or if they will evolve to embrace a more harmonious footprint? Ten years ago who would have thought eBay’s traffic would decline?
The slow movement says it’s time to get bored, for that brings about inventiveness. I’m not bored and probably not as inventive as I was when young, but I sure am having a blast watching thoughtful young adults conceive of ways to save the planet.
References:
Cross, T. ( 1997) Understanding the relational worldview in Indian families. Oregon State University. CROSS
Feuerherd, P (2017) John Calvin: The Religious Reformer Who Influenced Capitalism. Daily. retrieved from https://daily.jstor.org/
Slow Technology Movement .Technopedia. retrieved from website (2019) https://www.techopedia.com/definition/28641/slow-technology-movement
SlowTech, retrieved from web site 2019 at http://slowtech.org/
3/8/2019 6:13:57 PM
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Seeking Community
In past blogs, we explored social change and the pressure it puts on people to adapt. We looked at why young adults marry later and birth fewer children. And, at the other end of the age spectrum, we saw what happens to elders when family and friends move out of town or die, leaving them without support. Lastly, we examined technologically savvy teens who replace face-to-face interactions with social media. Adapting to change is difficult, leaving people feeling isolated and frightened. I listen to many of them during counseling sessions and feel their pain. Yet, despite all I hear, I have great hope for the future. Young adults I meet are compassionate, active and community minded.
The urgency to adapt to change can be troublesome, for it sneaks up to surprise us. To transition from an old way of thinking, the reason for doing so has to be acknowledged first, then understood before the process begins. For instance, the need people have for community is the same as it was in previous generations, but the way youth go about it, differs greatly. Since lives no longer center around families residing in stable neighborhoods, new ways of communicating were invented to help us find meaningful relationships.
Change in the way we live, started with flight from small towns and farms to cities. Seeking better employment and more exciting places to roost required newcomers to be aggressive and outgoing when searching for companionship. Finding others with shared interests and values is time consuming, and it can take years before new companions evolve into close friendships.
Adapting to social change requires forethought, patience and a willingness to practice new ways of interacting. The front porch rocker is no longer the place to go for a chat. It’s been replaced by sitting isolated for hours before a computer. At the same time, the computer is also a friend, for it is the usual way to be introduced to those who share interests. The World Wide Web opens doors to companionship.
Walking through the door, however, takes a certain amount of courage. At some point it’s necessary to get off your chair and step outdoors. Following are a few roads people take to find community. Some are firmly embedded in the new reality, while others are becoming more so.
1) Used by millions of people, Computer dating services quickly became the norm. Websites like eharmony, Silver Singles, Match.com, and Zoosk sieve members through algorithms that match personal attributes. Those seeking love and companionship no longer wait for introductions from friends, family or matchmakers. As with many internet based services, however, caution has to be taken, for it’s possible to be victimized by scoundrels.
2) Meetups offer adults ways to connect through interest groups. There are gatherings for hiking, dog-lovers, photographers, artists, writers, readers and singers. Those who crave physical challenges band together for volleyball, camping and hiking. There are groups watch ingJapanese Movies, holding Forgiveness Discussions, coping with disability, and even participating in Oil Education sessions. A great many gatherings form around eating, drinking, talking and laughing.
Some of these associations lead to close relationships, but not all. It’s fairly common to attend weekly sessions without befriending the person sitting next to you. Friendships require effort and the participant has to take the next step. It involves a willingness to do meet for coffee or engage in activities with new acquaintances. Close relationships require trust and being open to discussing hopes, dreams and fears.
3) Maker groups come in many flavors by bringing people who like to create together in interest specific groups. Gatherings run the gamut from Digital Fabrication, 3D printing, Tinkering, Data Science to Movie Making. There’s a group called Coffee, Art, and Music and one named Sewing, Craft, DIY. There’s a Wine & Wineries Socializing Group, Hardware Startups, a Healthy-Tech-Think-Tank and even a Rainbow Duct Tape group. Some makers get involved in music festival projects while others form around making Pizza. Think it and you can probably find it as a subset of Meetup.
4) Co-housing: Throughout history, people lived in villages and small co-dependent communities. Not impeded by doors and fences, they helped neighbors needing food and childcare. They joined hunting parties, farmed and prayed. Today, few of us have neighbors who will come running when we need help. According to the 2010 Census Bureau, the average number of people living next door to you is three. They reside in self-sufficient units and take pride in being independent. Yet, private accommodations drain money and time and they don’t contribute to building community.
Today’s young adults are choosing to live communally in dwellings that combat loneliness and isolation. Co-housing is a distinct, yet American, way to reside, for it brings together strangers who value individualism and privacy, yet desire community. Co-housing combines private space with common areas to share meals, gardens, physical workouts, tools, and craft activities. Co-housing is not the same as the hippie communes of the 1960s where finances, cooking, social activities and ownership was shared by all, though it does offer ways to increase social interaction.
Co-housing, began in Denmark in the 1960s and was introduced to the U. S. in the 1990s. They vary in design and size with some being restricted by age while others are intergenerational. How often residents dine together and the extent of their shared facilities varies. Larger developments often employ a community manager to organize events, volunteer activities, and dinners.
Last summer I visited an eco-village composed of twelve houses with footprints limited to 1,200 sq. ft. Each structure was an experiment in energy efficient construction. One had solar heating panels while another used a heat pump. My friend built her house with thick walls that she and volunteer college students insulated with a slurry composed of mud and grass. Property owners share workshops, gardens and communal dining facilities. The compound’s layout makes it easy for people to interact.
Another co-housing development I toured consisted of twenty-four condominiums. Each was constructed with kitchen windows facing the compound’s playground. The founders wanted residents to feel like they belonged to a loving extended family. Seniors are encouraged to share their time and wisdom with children living in their community. Neighbors help each other with everything from home maintenance to childcare, cooking and shopping. All residents buy into the development’s land and participate in maintaining its property.
Home ownership is not a requirement for co-housing to be successful. Apartment buildings are being similarly built around shared amenities to encourage relationships that keep loneliness at bay. I’m impressed by Roam, a fairly new global community of co-living and co-working spaces where dwellers sign a single lease and live in sites worldwide for a week or a lifetime. Since so many people work from home, roaming the world and taking advantage of global housing while earning a living is enticing.
5) Shared living and work spaces are growing trends among Millennials, Gen-Zs and even some Baby Boomers. Unrelated young adults join to purchase homes or rent rooms in houses where expenses and upkeep are shared. Living with housemates is more affordable and less lonely than being alone, and it allows money to be saved and used for travel. Sharing is part of the minimalist movement sweeping the country. Status is gained by having few posessions, getting by as a one-car or zero-car family and using services like Uber, Lyft, Smart Cars or CarGo.
Businesses are adapting to social change by incorporating ways to promote community. For example, Capital One Cafes turned traditional banking into a place where customers (and non-customers) can get coffee, work, chat with friends and receive help with banking needs. Rather than provide services, many businesses are using data to facilitate transactions for people when and where they want them. Bicycle and scooter rentals, Airbnb, apartment/home lending, WeWork, talent-sharing are a but few. Tools are borrowed through sharing resources like “Neighborgoods” and tool lending libraries, and fashionable clothing can be rented through stores serving black tie events.
Notions of what constitutes success is on its way to being redefined. Rather than measuring the size of their house or bank account, younger generations see success as purposeful work and meaningful relationships. According to Blake Morgan Self-sufficient Americans live in homes and apartments behind closed doors. of Forbes magazine, “Companies (like Capital One) that can transfer to become more experience-focused are the ones that will succeed in the changing world.” I agree with her assessment but go a step further. The time is also ripe for redefining our relationship to the land, not just to people. The “relational worldview” model, seeking harmony among competing factors may offer insight in how to do this—but that’s another story.
References:
Morgan, B . ( 2019) NOwnership, No Problem: An updated Look at Why Millennieals Value Experiences Over Owning Things. Forbes. retrieved from FORBES.
Mairs, J. (2016) Millennials want experiences not possessions, say co-living entrepreneurs. deZeen. retrieved from DEZEEN.
Goodhart,S. (2018) Shared housing— millennial or Baby Boomer trend? The Washington Blade retrieved from BLADE.
Roam, An international network of co-living spaces. Retrieved from website at www.roam.com.
Marr,B.(2016) The Sharing Economy- What IT Is, Examples, and How Big Data, Platforms and Algorithms Fuel IT. Forbes. retrieved from FUEL IT.
3/2/2019 8:25:06 PM
Elaine
Nearing 80, she continues to read and take courses that challenge her mind. Rather than run from sadness she learns from it, appreciating the complexity of human nature. She laughs at her foibles and contemplates mishaps, knowing they are part of the cycles in life. She is loved, cared for and reaches out to hold others. Is she wise? I’d say so.
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"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” ― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
I want to be wise!
What does it mean to be wise? According to Psychology Today, the word is difficult to define but easily recognized when encountered. It usually involves having sound decision-making skills that build from knowledge, experiences, and a deep understanding of life’s ups and downs. Wise people tend to be optimistic and believe problems are solvable. The article also says they remain calm when dealing with difficult situations. (I wish that was me.) By looking at the big picture, they bring a sense of proportion and introspection to their days.
I used believe wisdom would be my reward for living fully. I imagined being a respected elder whose judgement would be sought on a regular basis. But, instead of being put on a pedestal, age greeted me with a surprise that keeps me on the ground. It made me wonder what “respecting your elders” is all about. Does it mean listening to old people lecture for hours about their childhood and past adventures? Does it involve staying silent and not challenging opinions if that are racist and tinged with assumed superiority. Does it have to do with their usefulness and the money they have to give away?
When I got my period at the age of 14, I remember Grandma asking, “Did you fall off the roof?” What? I thought. I was shocked by her question. “Are you kidding?” I answered, thinking she was weird and didn’t know squat about my world. No longer did she fit my image of a wise elder. But looking back, I wonder at my insensitivity. Falling off the roof was a popular phrase in the 1940s. She was trying to connect with me and find out how I was feeling. Instead of answering politely, I dismissed her for being old fashioned.
Grandma, however, was wonderful. She took me to plays, concerts and restaurants that served waffles smothered with chocolate mint ice cream. We waked miles on Atlantic City’s boardwalk and stopped to take in a movie when I got tired on the way home. Most important of all, Grandmother smothered me with love, embraced me as I was, and never made disparaging remarks about my behavior.
Was Grandma wise? Paulo Coelho in The Alchemist said, “The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” My Grandmother was not well educated, but she knew how to survive. Living through two world wars, a depression, experiencing great wealth and losing it to a thief who fled the country, made her strong. As a homebody she cooked, knitted, crocheted and did her part during the war by tending a victory garden. She welcomed three daughters and many grandchildren into her home every Saturday, sending us young ones off to watch Superman and Roy Rogers movies. I felt safe in her arms and learned the importance of commitment to the family.
I find it difficult to watch young people disrespect teachers and parents for no reason other than impressing their peers. I worry about youth who believe they have greater insights than their elders and fear for a society that holds technology on a pedestal instead of human interactions. Too many teens and young adults are unable to see beyond the circle of friends who define their world. They willing ignore those not useful to their immediate well being. Rather than regarding elders as wise they view them as being advantageous.
Young adults subscribe to a “cult of youth” that emphasizes independence and individualism. They commonly want privacy and to have their own home. In their search for better employment they move around the country, leaving elders alone and devoid of longtime friends and family. Loneliness is complaint of those left behind. cultures see things differently. Other countries see things differently.
There is a general agreement that Native American elders are honored and respected by their families and communities. They are considered to be the keepers of their tribes’ language and heritage. Filial piety is considered the highest of virtues in countries with Confucian beliefs. Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans commonly live in joint family units where the senior person remains head of the household until death. These societies frown on those who put parents away in nursing homes. Children value history and respect those holding memories for they want to understand how events of the past were handled and their affect on the world today.
In the United States, inklings of change started during the last recession. According to Pew Research Center a record 64 million (one in five) Americans live in multi-generational households. A 2016, U.S. census reports that In 1975, 25 percent of men had incomes under $30,000. That number is now 41 percent. The number of young female homemakers fell from 43 percent to 14 percent. In the 1970s, 8 in 10 people married by the time they turned 30— today, many wait until 45.
I know of four multi-generational households and wonder what will happen as the elders age. Will they be considered honored members of the household respected for their wisdom or a useless burden? One retiree acquaintance found herself stranded when no longer needed. Years earlier, her son had asked for help purchasing a home. She sold hers and gave him the proceeds to care for his expanding family. She moved to his house to babysit, fully expecting to age surrounded by loved ones. Once the children reached high school, however, she was no longer needed and asked to leave. Her money and heart had been turned over to her son’s family and she was left destitute.
Parents make sacrifices for children, yet in the U.S. it is naive to expect grown adults to sacrifice to aging parents. Dementia rates for those over 65 fell from 11.6 parent in 2000 to 8.8 percent in 2012 and are still falling, yet they don’t realize that most elders retain sharp minds. Their wisdom comes from knowing how to strategize and examine problems from various perspectives. They have a deep understanding of human relationships and know not to panic in a crisis.
Since most elders willingly share, why not absorb the acumen they’ve acclimated over their lifetime? Look beyond archaic language, silly customs and their awkward embrace of technology. In the long run, those things don’t matter. How we live with each other does.
References:
What is Wisdom? Psychology Today. retrieved from web site at https: www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/wisdom
Life Wellness (2017) Cultures that Celebrate Aging and Respect their Elders. HuffPost. retrieved from ELDERS.
Lin,J (2010) Honor or abandon: Societies’ treatment of Elderly UCLA. retrieved from Society
Vespa, J. (2017) The Changing Economics and Demographics of Young Adulthood: 1975-2016 United States Census Bureau. U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and statistics Administration. retrieved from Adulthood
Cohn, D. & Passel, J. I2018) A record 64 million Americans live in multigenerational households. Pew Research Center. retrieved from Multigenerational.
Kaiser Health News (2016) Dementia rates decline sharply among senior citizens. Retrieved from PBS News Hour.
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