GERO 200 Lecture 5: GERO 200 Lecture 5 (1/23/17)
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Hold up examples of people who have made great achievements in late life. The key to a good life is your attitude. We act on stereotypes and assumptions we harbor. Younger people use baby talk when talking to older adults. Physicians condescend, patronize older patients, or speak to the family member instead of older adults. Age-based discrimination complaints are up 29% from last year. We all have a responsibility to challenge them when they occur. An explanation that accounts for findings from research. More than just an accumulation of facts. Helps us to see how the world works. Distinct stages or phases from the life cycle proceeding from infancy through old age. Emphasize the ways in which we are similar across the life course. Look at physical, psychological, and social aspects of development. Believed there is no such thing as free will. Unconscious psychological forces drive our thoughts and behavior, not human reason. These forces originate in early childhood memories.
