example, centralized government that have had governments for years, east asia has the philosophy of confucius and his doctrine. it means obedience and respect and support for elderly parents. cultural values that emphasize value to older people contrast the status of the elderly in the united states. older americans are at a disadvantage in getting jobs. for example, a sociologist carried out the experiment of committing dozens of job applications in response to ads of prospective employers. all of the applications gave fictitious names of women, and all of the applicants gave their age is -- they give their ages. another example of the status being lowered of the elderly in the united states is the policy in our hospitals called age-based allocation of health care resources. listen to those words. age-based allocation of health care resources. that expression is a cruel euphemism. it means there are only certain services apply to elderly, or if there is one part available -- if a certain surgeon can only operate at certain times. just one moment. thank you. some of you may have seen a james

there's a particular emphasis on respect for the elderly in east asia associate with the philosophy of confucius and with his doctrine of -- it means o.b. genes, respect and support for elderly parents. cultural values that emphasize respect for older people contrast with the status of the elderly in the united states. older americans are at a disadvantage in getting jobs. for example, sociologist at boston university carried out the experiment of submitting dozens of job applications in response to ads by prospective employers. all of the applications gave fictitious names of women and all of the applications were identical except that half the applications gave the woman applicants age as 25-40, while the other half of the applications gave her age as 45-60. the result of the spirit was that employers were twice as likely to call a woman age 25-40 for a job interview for a woman age 45-60. another example of low status of the elderly in the u.s. is an explicit policy in our hospitals called age-based allocation of health care resource. listen to those words. age-based allocation of health care