write up on aging in america

Chapter 1

Aging in America

Assignment and Write up

1. Write 2 paragraphs about the elderly individuals in your life; it doesn’t matter whether

they are relatives, friends, neighbors or coworkers. Include answers to the follow two

questions.

1.1 Do any aspects of ageism affect their lives? (See your textbook pg. 6 for a

definition of ageism.)

1.2 What age related issues do they struggle with (look in the table of contents of the

textbook if you need some hints)?

2.0 Use the links below and take the following online quizzes on aging.

2.1 What were your scores on the three quizzes?

2.2 What were the 2-3 pieces of information surprised you the most? It should take 10-

15 minutes for the quizzes as they are all short.

https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/aging-

quiz

http://nursing.uc.edu/advantage/aging_with_dignity…

http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/rm-quiz-aging-b…