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Handout 15-2

Handout 15-2

Q Handout 15-2: Aging and Television Watch at least three TV programs that have older adults in them. If possible, watch programs from different decades and compare how older adults are represented today compared to the past. Complete the following handout. Program 1:_____________________________ Current show or rerun (year of rerun):________ Program 2:_____________________________ Current show or rerun (year of rerun):________ Program 3:_____________________________ Current show or rerun (year of rerun):________ 1. Describe how older adults were portrayed in the programs you viewed. 2. Did the portrayal of older adults conform to our stereotype of aging? Why or why not? 3. Did the programs portray aging in a positive or negative way? Explain. 4. Do you think the programs you viewed presented a realistic portrayal of aging? Explain. PreviousNext

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