Reply To: The West and nursing homes

#42685

Jessica
Participant

I think with the steady increase of ‘dysfunctional’ families in Western culture, fewer of us have any feeling of loyalty or debt to our parents. There is an increase in parents who don’t really do any parenting – and it’s awfully idealistic and naive to assume that I consider giving birth to a child (essentially having unprotected sex) such a huge accomplishment that I will forever revere and take care of parents who didn’t take care of me. Also, in many Eastern cultures, the predominant religions (such as Shinto, in Japan) revolve around ancestor worship, which certainly influences the way you take care of your parents.

User Detail :  

Name : Jessica, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Bisexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 23, City : Huntsville, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,