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    **__BIG PICTURE QUESTION__: How does gender and nationality (culture) affect high school students on how they perceive their elders? **

**__SPECIFIC QUESTION__: Given specific situations, will high school students respond positively, negatively, or not at all toward their elders? ** __THE RESEARCH PLAN:__
 * 1) Survey students in the Korea International School and students in the International School in the Americas and compare and contrast the results. We are analysing how timid and reluctant or forward students are toward their elders in the two cultures.
 * 2) The survey will be given to 10 students in each grade (40 students total). It will be handed out in paper form to 5 advisories selected at random.
 * 3) We will give high school students specific situations involving their elders and record their responses
 * 4) The questions will be about the following:
 * 5) The questions will be recorded in the following way:
 * Anonymously
 * On paper
 * Grade level
 * Yes/No
 * Strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree, strongly disagree
 * A box allowing students to justify their answer (not to be recorded)

__THE SURVEY:__

__[|Senior Citizen Perception Survey]__

__TENTATIVE HYPOTHESIS:__ Age and nationality have a huge impact on how people perceive elders due to their cultural background. We suspect the Koreans will have more respect for their elders, and the Americans will view their elders as equals.

__REASONS:__ The culture of Korea is very different from the culture of America. How we grow up in this culture changes the way we perceive elders. Koreans tend to have high respect for their elders while americans are less concerned on this aspect of society. Nationality (culture), is the main influence on how people act towards their elders and this experiment will help us understand the difference between the two nationalities.

__ARTICLES:__
 * Elderly people have feelings and deserve respect
 * [|Older Drivers, Elderly Driving, Seniors at the Wheel]
 * [|Giving away your seat]
 * [|Youth's Attitude Toward the Elderly]
 * [|Study: Older People More Tolerant of Youth]
 * [|Socializing with Youth Improves the Elderly's Health]

__RESULTS:__ [|Presentation of Results] **International School of the Americas:** No:1 || Yes:14 No:1 || Yes:13 No:2 || Yes:13 No:1 Neutral:1 || Yes:54 No: 5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:3 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:15 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:13 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:2 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:14 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:54 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No: 6 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(waving, bowing, etc)? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:12 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:3 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:9 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:6 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:12 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:3 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:12 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:3 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:45 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:15 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:2 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:9 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:2 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:8 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:17 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:27 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:7 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can’t recall the last time:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can’t recall the last time:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can’t recall the last time:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:7 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can't recall the last time:12 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:15 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:22 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:11 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:9 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:7 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:2 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:8 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:9 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:22 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:25 ||
 * || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRESHMEN || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SOPHOMORES || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">JUNIORS || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SENIORS || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TOTAL ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Should senior citizens receive benefits from the government? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:14
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Would you give up your seat on the bus for an elderly person? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:12
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Do you make gestures to your elders as a greeting
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Senior citizens, even capable ones, should retire at a designated age. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:1
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. How often do you interact with a senior citizen? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can't recall the last time:3
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Grandparents are a burden. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:7 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:3 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:23 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:17 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:2 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:8 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:2 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:27 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:13 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(waving, bowing, etc)? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:10 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:10 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:10 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:10 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:50 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">No:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:2 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree: 0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:7 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:2 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:7 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:2 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:8 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:28 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:1 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:5 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can’t recall the last time:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can’t recall the last time:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can’t recall the last time:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:6 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can't recall the last time:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a month:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Once a week:23 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Daily:16 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:3 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree: 0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:5 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:8 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:2 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:8 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:1 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:0 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:0 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Agree:20 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Neutral:7 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disagree:4 <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly disagree:5 ||
 * Korea International School:**
 * || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">FRESHMEN || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SOPHOMORES || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">JUNIORS || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">SENIORS || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">TOTAL ||
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1. Should senior citizens receive benefits from the government? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:6
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Would you give up your seat on the bus for an elderly person? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Yes:8
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. Do you make gestures to your elders as a greeting
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Senior citizens, even capable ones, should retire at a designated age. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:0
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5. How often do you interact with a senior citizen? || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I can't recall the last time:0
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">6. Grandparents are a burden. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strongly agree:3

__POTENTIAL FLAWS IN RESEARCH:__
 * Not a large enough group of people surveyed (Only ISA and KIS students may be to small of a sample)
 * Some people may not be honest about their opinions on the survey
 * The survey questions may be interpreted in different ways
 * Different number of students surveyed
 * Not a wide variety of students

__CONCLUSION:__

[|Perception of the Elderly Essay]