Jaye L. Atkinson
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Online Communities and Health
It's VERY exciting to see so many different research ideas and projects already being conducted in this online arena- as mentioned in the original and other posts! The digital divide will continue to shrink, though it may be interesting how that &qu ... -
Great Details on TV Experience AND Age-related Changes
Thank you for this post and video! I am very excited to see some additional work in the area of tv viewing, as my students frequently argue that older adults DON'T have anything else to do and thus watch tv. Your work also seems to parallel Wendy H ... -
technoliterate older adults
This is a very intriguing commercial- thanks for sharing! I'm struck most by the intersection of age and gender, especially in light of the portrayals of mothers-in-law and their intrusive natures. Whenever humor is present, I do get very analytical ... -
Positive Cultural Parallels and Storytelling Question
I've always been fascinated by your work analyzing the actual cultural values revealed in advertising- and have not watched ads the same way since first being exposed to this! The cultural parallels are intriguing, that is, the notion that health pl ... -
Absolutely!
Yes, Melissa, I agree and love your analysis of this clip. For those familiar with the show, I wanted to mention Creed's appearance- seen in this clip only briefly, saying older adults are lame, after having dyed his hair black to avoid being labell ... -
producing ageism
I definitely agree with your comment that the clip serves "predominantly as a reproduction of ageism" and it does so with the buffoonery Melissa mentions as well. I do think Michael Scott believes he is revealing the value of older adulthood, a ... -
Perplexing Relationship
Thanks for this link, Melissa, and these clips are quite representative of my experience of the Barone marriage as a whole! Their relationship has always perplexed me, as there does seem to be genuine care for one another- as seen in other moments in the ...