portrayal of the elderly
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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
• 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
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