We had our first reading discussion from Worlds of Difference. The reading for this week was about aging in individual, sociocultural and historical contexts. I enjoyed all the passages that Rhiannon, Elizabeth and Jackie discussed in class. They definitely brought up questions and discussion that made me think about my life and experience. The question that I though started a great discussion was if there was a major event that has shaped our life. It is interesting how even though we are all similar in age our memory of an event or how it affected us is different.
During class, we also got a new assignment about debunking stereotypes. For this project, we have to come up with a creative way to express a positive view on elders. I was thinking about coming up with an infographic to represent that the misconceptions that elders are physically inactive, depressed, and cannot live alone because they need people to take care of them.
During class, we also got a new assignment about debunking stereotypes. For this project, we have to come up with a creative way to express a positive view on elders. I was thinking about coming up with an infographic to represent that the misconceptions that elders are physically inactive, depressed, and cannot live alone because they need people to take care of them.