Extra posting2, WVS. ByoungHyun Chun(천병헌)

old age issues

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  I am interested in old age issues. So this week's blog topic is also related to 'the elderly' issues. On the " WVS " site, I found out that "Older people get more than their fare share from the government." I chose China, Germany, Japan and South Korea as the target countries. Because I wanted to compare Germany which are considered to be good for the welfare of the elderly and the East Asian countries. The results of the survey were very interesting. 

In the case of South Korea, on this question, 66.1 % replied " disagree. " I thought about why these results appeared. Although South Korea has a basic pension system, the actual lives of the elderly are difficult. I think that one of the reasons for these results is that there is an opportunity for the elderly over the age of 65 to benefit from the benefits of the basic pension system. Therefore, older people under 65 do not receive such benefits. As a result, in news or articles, we can find examples of elderly solitude, suicide, and increased isolation of lone solitude. 

what is very surprising is the case in Germany. Germany is a country that cares about the elderly socially. It is also said that social security systems are well-regulated. However, in this survey, 56.1 % of the respondents replied that they did not strongly agree with the above survey. I became curious about this result. So, I want to think about this matter with my classmates.

http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSOnline.jsp