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Perspectives of Aging and Ageism
After completing
this week’s reading, address the following:
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Watch the AARP video Millennials Show Us What ‘Old’ Looks
Like . What did the
video exhibit in regards to society’s attitudes on aging? What did we learn
from the video about aging? When reading Chapter 4, what surprised you in
regards to biological aging?
·
Watch the AHRC video Power of Oldness. From the video
and your reading so far, present and explain a major benefit that older people
bring to society, including families, workplaces and communities.
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Aging Simulation Exercise - After reading about the physical impairments
related to age in Chapter 4 of the textbook, visit “Sociology of Aging: Age
Related Impairments: A Simulation Exercise” (available in the online classroom)
and select at least two of the impairments that are listed in the exercise.
After selecting the impairments that you will be simulating, use the household
items that are listed and proceed with carrying out your normal tasks around
your home. Then, describe which impairments you simulated and what you
experienced. Answer the following questions (this part of the discussion should
be a minimum of 300 words):
o
What was it like to complete your tasks with the selected impairments?
o
What were the difficulties that you encountered while completing your
tasks? Were any of those difficulties unexpected?
o
After having reviewed Chapter 4, which of the major biological theories
on aging do you think best explains the impairments that you simulated? Be sure
to support your answer.
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In Chapter 5, you read about “self-concept.” Although self-concept is
something that is established early in life, it changes as one grows older
through life experiences. A great example of strong self-concept would be the
self-esteem an athlete gains by excelling at their sport and being well known
for their advanced abilities. However, as you experienced in the experiment,
and athlete can experience physical aging and injury that can often force them
to stop performing their sporting activity and this can lead to a loss of
self-esteem and self-concept. What activity in later life do athletes often
engage in that can help them regain a positive self-concept? What is it about this
later life activity that so positively impacts self-esteem?
Your initial full post should be at
least 600 words in length. Support your claims with examples from the required
material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers
additional guidance on appropriate source types. For help writing a great
discussion post, see this video guide .
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