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"This interesting, easy-to-read book provides a comprehensive framework for considering communication and aging in the context of biology, sociology, and psychology. This thought provoking book is strongly anti-ageist. It could serve as a broad overview for anyone interested in the myriad of issues related to communication and aging." —CHOICE“Understanding Communication and Aging achieves a nice balance between the facts of growing old, the social forces that shape that process, and the communication factors that connect these two domains. With attention to both research and everyday applications, the text is thorough and inviting. I am delighted that a user-friendly, undergraduate text has finally been produced in the field of communication and aging. This book deserves to be an instant and sustained success.”—Sandra Metts, Illinois State UniversityCovers the broad area of communication and older adulthood: The book examines key topics such as interpersonal and family relationships in old age, media portrayals of aging, cultural variations in intergenerational communication, and health communication in old age.Shatters the myths and stereotypes of aging: The book’s orientation and perspective is on “healthy” living and aging. This anti-ageist approach encourages readers to reexamine their views on aging and become fluent at defending and promoting an anti-ageist ideology.Provides concrete examples: While taking a theoretical approach, the book includes coverage of applied issues such as health communication and age-related prejudice and discrimination.
Perspectives on Aging
Perspectives on Aging
This chapter presents central theories of aging from different disciplines and describes the approach taken in the current book. By the end of this chapter you should be able to:
- Describe demographic changes that will occur in the next 50 years
- Describe the variability among older people
- Distinguish between biological, psychological, sociological, and life-span approaches to aging, and be able to talk about some theories of aging
- Understand the difference between a longitudinal and a cross-sectional design for studying aging
- Understand the difference between qualitative and quantitative approaches
Simply put I want to grow old, Dying does not meet my expectation
So do you want to get old? Given the choice, most people do—it is better than the alternative! Benjamin Franklin is thought ...
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