Shaira Razina E.

Tan
Block 26-BS Nursing
CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF OLD ADULT
1. Respect
The old adults are role models to the youth when it comes to showing us
and teaching us how to respect the elderly. For Filipinos, we use po and opo
in addressing the old adults. The old adults should be the one teaching us how to
properly address the aging and elderly.
2. Culture of courting
Since the old adults have a lot of experiences, they are also
knowledgeable in terms of the proper courtship. They can give advices to the
younger ones how to properly deal with suitors, how a man and a woman should
properly behave in times of courtship. The old adults serve as our consultants
into the how a proper courtship in a Filipino way, should be.
3. Cause of Illness and treatment to these Illnesses
Old adults have more experiences with illnesses. They may view their
Illness as a natural part of life or believe that it is cause by their poor eating
habits, lack of exercise or maybe the will of God. They know what are the natural
herbs that can cure your Illness like cough, runny nose, fever because they are
already knowledgeable with that.
4. Marriage
In times when you need some advice regarding marriage, the old adults
can help you regarding this. Since they have natural wisdom from their
experiences, they can guide you in your marriage or when you have problems
with your spouse. They are knowledgeable when it comes to those kinds of
problems. They know what are the dos and donts in a marriage.
5. Family Care
The old adults need their family beside them as they go various physical,
emotional and psychosocial changes. The old adults helps in strengthening the
bond of their family. For example in Filipino families, we have high regard for the
elderly. Whatever their advices we follow it because we believe they have wider
knowledge and experiences. This strengthen the bond of the family in a way that
we develop unity in terms of following the advices of the elderly. And also
because of our high regard for the elderly, we try our best to give back to them
and care for them. We work together as a family in giving care to them because
they deserve to be cared.