In this week’s LCS class, students each shared their unique infographics in all different styles and topics that all sum up to one focus: debunking ageist myths! For starters, the importance of the topic is best stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), “Ageism is everywhere, yet it is the most socially “normalized” of any prejudice, and is not widely countered – like racism or sexism. These attitudes lead to the marginalization of older people within our communities and have negative impacts on their health and well-being”. Personally, for my topic I discussed and seeked to debunk the ageist stereotype of intimacy being diminished as we age. To debunk this, I made an infographic that showed varying statistics that show how older adults can and do regularly keep up intimacy later in life. For example, nearly half of those ages 75 to 85 sexually active persons are reported to still have sex at least 2 to 3 times a month. I think this is an especially important topic to discuss because it’s often just not because it is seen as taboo and/or uncomfortable. However, this stigma can lead to negative social repercussions such as older women potentially feeling less unattractive. This assignment was truly fun to be able to create a truly deserved talk about a subject to be brought into light in a fun, creative manner. This is definitely seen in all the other LCS’s work with all their different infographics debunking both ageist myths and/or mending the generational gap between the aging population.
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June 2020
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