Watch at least 60 minutes of TV, focusing on the depiction of older adults. Analyze and discuss TV programming in the context of at least two of the following:

•Portrayal of elderly characters

•Intergenerational themes

•Conflict in relation to the older population

•Aging stereotypes or myths

•Cultural diversity in relation to quality of care

Question 2  Discuss your own philosophy of aging. When do you think a person becomes elderly? What do you think of older people? Are they active, senile, debilitated, etc.? Give a description of an elderly person that you know.