I thought chapter 12 was interesting how only those that have a large social network tended to live longer. I would think that people such as John, who felt socially secure and supported would live just as long as someone who had a large circle of friends. I think someone could have a large group of friends, but I think it would be more important to look at how genuine and satisfying each friendship was.<\/p>\n
I am not surprised that the quote \u201cthe good die early, and the bad die late\u201d was not true. I think often times you do wonder and question why good people die for unexpected reasons, but I think the quote is more helpful for coping with such a loss and does not always appear true or something that you could possibly even research because what categorizes someone as \u201cgood\u201d is very vague and subjective.<\/p>\n
I was not surprised with the finding that playing with pets was not associated with living a longer life, but it does make me wonder what the true benefits of having a therapy or emotional support dog are. I know that I am happier when I am with my dog. I think maybe depending on the person a pet could be beneficial, but I do believe that it will not necessarily lead to a longer life.<\/p>\n
In chapter 13, I had a problem with what was defined as \u201cmasculine\u201d and what was defined as feminine.\u201d The first sentence said, \u201cPaul was a tough, masculine guy while James was more of a family man\u201d How does James being a family man make him any less masculine? I did not like this section of this book because I just found it to be kind of irrelevant. I think when this research was first conducted it would have been more relevant, but I do not believe it to be as important today. Gender roles are less concrete today than they used to be and risky behaviors that used to be seen more in men, such as drinking and smoking are now seen just as often with women.<\/p>\n
I thought it was interesting that men who had lost their wives lived longer if they had neurotic personalities and were not very masculine. I think more research should be done, but I think it is an interesting finding with the Terman participants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I thought chapter 12 was interesting how only those that have a large social network tended to live longer. I would think that people such as John, who felt socially secure and supported would live just as long as someone … Continue reading