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  Getting rid of the idea that older adults are television addicts

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  Margot van der Goot Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

  March 26, 2009

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  Only some people watch for want of something better: as compensation for things that are not possible ... (anymore).   I’m wondering whether older people in different cultures and different countries experience ...
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  Re: Aging in the Media: When Bad Things Happen to Good People

  Complexities

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  Margot van der Goot Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

  Wednesday, March 25, 2009 — 4:56 pm

  Bahn did that we discussed on Monday). Because of the humor involved, I’m not sure what we can say ...
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  Re: Media Portrayal of the Chinese Cultural Norm of Filial Piety in a Chinese Magazine Targeted at the Older Population

  Positive Cultural Parallels and Storytelling Question

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  Jaye L. Atkinson Georgia State University

  Wednesday, March 25, 2009 — 4:37 pm

  ignore this suggestion and possibly then dismissing this skill from the grandparent? I'm curious ...
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  Behind the Laughter Curtain: Image(in)ing Later Life Marriage through Comedy

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  Melissa Aleman James Madison University, School of Communication Studies

  March 25, 2009

  4 comments

  such representations to render possible images as obscene, such as older adult sexuality, infidelity, ... and talk about those stories that we imagine the unseen and unspoken possibility for later life ... a narrative space for viewers to imagine, not only a host of possible punch lines, but also the relationship ...
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  Aging in the Media: When Bad Things Happen to Good People

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  Jaye L. Atkinson Georgia State University

  March 25, 2009

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  Aging in the Media: When Bad Things Happen to Good People patronizing speech/behavior media portrayal ageism Curator's Note Having examined stereotypes of older adults and the connection between them and patronizing speech, I am eager to identify med ...
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  Re: Media Portrayal of the Chinese Cultural Norm of Filial Piety in a Chinese Magazine Targeted at the Older Population

  Questions about filial piety

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  Margot van der Goot Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

  Tuesday, March 24, 2009 — 4:24 pm

  this notion, and possibly other notions regarding older people, in Chinese media? Did you find ...
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  Media Portrayal of the Chinese Cultural Norm of Filial Piety in a Chinese Magazine Targeted at the Older Population

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  Yan Bing Zhang University of Kansas

  March 24, 2009

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  Media Portrayal of the Chinese Cultural Norm of Filial Piety in a Chinese Magazine Targeted at the Older Population advertising Aging culture Curator's Note Filial piety (i.e., Xiao) is a Chinese traditional belief that older adults should be respect ...
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  Re: Advertising and the Older Generation: Humerous or Degrading?

  Advertising and the portrayal of older people

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  Margot van der Goot Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

  Monday, March 23, 2009 — 5:10 pm

  same time, it is possible to say that the portrayal of the woman in the commercial is all positive: She ...
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  Re: Advertising and the Older Generation: Humerous or Degrading?

  Perhaps it serves both functions

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  Melissa Aleman James Madison University, School of Communication Studies

  Monday, March 23, 2009 — 2:33 pm

  wonder if it is possible that a new image of an aging technologically competent woman is acceptable as ...
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  Advertising and the Older Generation: Humerous or Degrading?

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  Caja Thimm University of Bonn, Germany

  March 23, 2009

  6 comments

  Advertising and the Older Generation: Humerous or Degrading? technology Stereotypes old age Curator's Note Guided by a perspective that advertisements are not just about selling products, brand names, and services, I am studying the content and socia ...

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