Sunday, November 6, 2011

Korea's Aging Population




 Very interesting video about Korea's aging population. Some highlights:

  • By 2050, 40% of South Koreans will be senior citizens.
  • Half of all seniors in Korea live below the poverty line. 
Families use to live with and take care of their elderly relatives.  Although some still do this, the video reports that now many seniors are left without any care as "the culture has become individualistic it leaves no room to care for others."

This brings up a good question, who is responsible for caring for the elderly (and those with other such needs) in society?



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