Are young people generally more selfish than their parents and grandparents? Does age make you more aware of and caring of others?
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Alot of bad stuff gets said about "the youth of today" and how terrible they are. I happen to think thats wrong. I know alot of young caring people, you should not judge a whole generation by a few bad news reports.
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1) I think that one often observe that many teenagers do in many issues exactly the opposite of what their parents do. (However, some of them can also do the same.) In French, we have two proverbs, where one just says the opposite of the other: - "A père avare, fils prodigue" (A tightwad father engenders a spendthrift son)or (The miser's son is a spendthrift.) - "Tel père, tel fils" (Like father like son) or (The tree is known by its fruit.) 2) Selfishness and caringness have no age. Some people can get worse with age, other people better. 3) But maybe you are right, these could be specific drawback of the young. But young people have also their best sides, for instance more energy or interest for new things and fewer resignation.
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I'm 13 and care deeply for animals, not much for humans but still I do care about some, and I would help someone else if they needed it. Age has nothing to do with it, it's just the person's personality.
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Well older individuals usually aren't as needy as younger generations. Young people care about the material things in life where as older people appreciate what they have and appreicate how they have earned it. I have in the past been very selfish!!!! I have always gotten what I wanted my whole life so when there was ever a reason when I couldn't have something I got upset. Now that I am older and have lived on my own I have grown to appreciate what I have and am given by my parents because without them I do not know what I would do. Also I have seen my niece and nephew grow and and be a little selfish and it has made me really not like that spoiled brat that I used to be.
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as one gets older they interpret the world differently. First they are aware of o nly themselves. As they get older, they start to recognize ause and effect to a lesser extent. They by around ages 15-18 they start to see how the world works and how it afects them. After entering adulthood and being on one's own they start to develope better cause and effect, now realizing not only how the world ffect them, but how they affect others. Now some kids mature faster than others, and certain experiences and parenting can increase/decrease their learning ability, or worse, skew it. For instnce, a spoiled child, when they realize how the can affect people they may become more selfish. If you would like some more information on this topic you should read up on some child psychology. I'm trying to type with a broken hand and a problem 'T' key. Hope this helps.
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This is a me, first me and only me society that is getting more and more self-centered. A selfish person will always be a selfish that doesn't change with time and change
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I think young people develop according to the major influences in life. Some parents may teach their children the importance of caring for others. My behavior has been influenced greatly by certain role models that I have chosen to emulate.
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I truly believe that this is a me, me society. We as parents have lived for our children, sporting events ect. Our parents were never as involved as we were and I'm not sure what we have done was the right thing. Our children think it's there right to be the center of the universe because we as parents made them that way. What we thought was pro active parenting may have had the totally opposite effect!
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