In the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, "Alzheimer's disease" has been renamed "brain failure" in recent years, and people are used to calling the elderly "elders" in their daily lives. Such "buzzwords" spread to Guangdong, Shanghai and other places. Experts believe that this retains the ethical spirit of "orderly aging" in China's traditional culture, while avoiding associations such as "the old, the weak and the sick".
Zhao, a professor in the philosophy department of East China Normal University, believes that the fundamental significance of the change of appellation related to the elderly lies in reflecting the respect of the society for the elderly. "Young people should not regard the elderly as a burden, but should encourage them to make a difference and make a difference on the basis of the traditional sense of security and happiness in the past."
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Xie, a professor of sociology at Fudan University and a counselor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, believes that avoiding talking about the word "old" is a kind of language art, and it is also an "old" word. Replacing it with other words in appropriate occasions is an affirmation of the value of the elderly, which can produce necessary positive psychological hints and inject more vitality into the elderly group.
As elders, while gaining and accepting the care of the younger generation and the society, they can undertake social responsibilities within their power, such as setting an example in some public places, caring for and supporting the younger generation.
Zhao believes that there is an old saying in China that "the elderly lead by example", and the elderly can "stand at attention" first, that is, start from themselves, which will bring more beautiful enlightenment to future generations and society, whether in private or public fields. He said that when some old people retire, as elders who have mastered more social resources and have certain social experience and status, they leave a noble and upright elder style to the younger generation.
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