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Portrayal of the elderly. Modernization theory and the loss of status among the elderly. Transition from traditional, agrarian societies to modern, industrial societies Improved healthcare leads to larger number of elderly, institutionalized retirement - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Portrayal of the elderly
Modernization theory and the loss of status among the elderly• Transition from traditional, agrarian
societies to modern, industrial societies
• Improved healthcare leads to larger number of elderly, institutionalized retirement
• Technological advances lead to new jobs, need for cutting-edge skills rather than job experience
• Urbanization leads to geographic movement and breakup of extended families
• Implementation of public education replaces oral tradition favoring elderly with written word and institutionalized knowledge
Signorielli:
• Age was measured in two separate ways: (1) an estimate of each character's
• chronological age, and (2) a measure of social age which categorized age from the perspective of stages in the life cycle
Social Age by Gender and RacePrimetime, 1993-2002
Source: Signorielli
Source: Cuddy & Fiske
Male and Female Primetime Representation by Age
Male and Female Primetime Representation by Age
% of Characters Playing Leadership Roles
% of Characters With Some Occupational Power Over Others
% of Characters Seeking Goals