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Wednesday, August 20, 2008If all of you haven't realized the world is facing a huge crisis.. it's not the ongoing credit crunch or that part of Europe is flirting with recession.It is however, the problem of ageing population. The problem of aging population doesn't just appear out of nowhere in fact, there are a few factors that lead to this social crisis. 1. Education system. 2. Women in management. 3. Reproduction rate. 4. Egoistic Male habitats. Education System Many of you might not have thought that our current education system would pose a problem but in fact it's very related! Singapore adopted the UK educational system in 1960s. Back than, having a PSLE cert would have brought you a high ranking position in any established firms. Majority of the people than didn't go through school, they started work at a tender age of 11 and got married at the age of 18. Even before they hit their prime of 30, they would have a household as big as 5 families in present age. Fast forward to 40 years later where socialization had taken place. Lots of industrial revolution and capitalization have conquered and overthrown, people got enlightened after going through all this episodes and they realised the importance of EDUCATION. In modern day society, having a degree is no longer enough. More and more people are pursuing a MBA or even their doctorate. This would meant more time spent on studying and when they finally completed their studies and took their first step out to the working world, they are already in their prime age of 28-32 as compared to the past of 11. Women in management I'm no sexist when I'm talking about women in management. I've absolutely nothing against them. In the olden days, the elders believe that women are suppose to stay indoor, cook, take care of the household and be the slave of the men. Traditions have broken and culture have change with time. Women nowadays are talking about equality. Equality in terms of treatment, jobs, policies and household chores. Right, so why would women in management pose a problem to the aging population? More and more women are seeking a break from their household chores and into the society. They believes that they can contribute as much as their counterparts and should not be kept at home where their talents go to waste. As a result, more women are holding pens and cheque books as compared to pots and pans in the past. With more women now in management, would they than want to risk their chances of climbing up the corporate ladder by going into labour or marriage? Reproduction rate Reproduction rates are directly related to women in management. Why do i say so? With more women now working 24/7 would they than have time for babies? The average reproduction rate of a developed country is around 1.9-2.0. This rate would actually meant that out of 100 couples only 2 babies are being reproduce at any 1 time. With such a rate, its no wonder than the average age of the world population is 29 now! Analyst have actually predicted that by 2050, the average age of the world population will be 60. Egoistic Male Habitat From one of the articles of "Why Men Cries and Why women lies" it says that the male species since the age of BC, have been the leader amongst the two. Men are created to solve problems, protect the tribe and provide food and shelter for the family. Even though times have changed, men still possesses this values and identities and they STRONGLY believe that it is a natural thing that they should be the breadwinner and not participate in the upbringing of the children neither should they be washing the dishes after meals. Studies have shown that while men are willing to helped out in the household, women are much more willing to make babies. Take Netherlands for example, the men there are not afraid to be seen carrying their babies and making a trip down to the supermarket. As a result? The reproduction rate there are much higher than the rest of the developed countries. With more babies being produce, the median age of the population will definately go down. 4 factors, all inter-dependent on each other. Ageing population is a problem that is being addressed hand in hand with the climate change. It is however, not easy to tackle. Mindsets of people has to change, upbringings and culture plays a big role in that. In time to come, this would no longer be a social problem but a sociological one. Labels: I'm loving it Louis froze in time on 9:00 PM
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_______________ My Profile .......... Name: Louis Chin Nicknames: RuK|a Birthday: 31st Jan 1985 School: SIM UOL Horoscope: Aquarius Music
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