“Wisdom of the Elders” or “Loss of Experience” as a Mechanism to Explain the Decline in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
A Case Study on Awaji Island, Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18934741 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kaori Okui (Tokyo Gas (Japan), corresponding author), Yoshihiro Sawada (0000-0002-4167-7697, University of Hyogo), Takehito Yoshida (0000-0001-9178-3634, The University of Tokyo) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 353-362 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0300-7839 • E-ISSN: 1572-9915 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10745-021-00237-w |
| OpenAlex | W3180986282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 29 |
Previous studies have reported that older people are more knowledgeable about nature than the younger generation. The relationship between people’s age and level of knowledge can be explained via two mechanisms: knowledge increases with age (wisdom of the elders), and opportunities to acquire knowledge decrease with successive generations (loss of experience). In this study, we examined the association between age and knowledge regarding the use of wild fruits among people living on Awaji Island in Japan. Analysis of the results revealed that the decline in knowledge among young people can be attributed to loss of experience. Furthermore, we found that the channels of knowledge transfer have changed between generations, earlier, children received it from their peers, but in recent years, it has been coming to them from older people and teachers
Older people · Sociology · Demography · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |