Title: What is Social Gerontology?
Headings: What is Social Gerontology?
What is Social Gerontology?
Ageism: Stereotyping and Prejudice
In the Workforce
In the Media
In Healthcare
How do I Get Involved?
Myths Associated with Aging
Aging means Alzheimer's
Aging means no contribution to society
Aging means physical inactivity
Aging means the end of learning
Aging means loneliness and depression

Content: Most people do not have regular interactions with older adults outside of their families. They assemble their knowledge about aging from media portrayals and brief encounters with older adults. This has led to more and more people making assumptions on aging, and perpetuating stereotypes and misconceptions about the reality of living as an older adult. Part of the difficulty of integrating younger generations and older generations is that the nature of society separates us by age. From birth, we are put into schools and clubs that track us by age. Additionally, children are perhaps the most susceptible to negative media portrayals. In“The Development of Children's Prejudice Against the Aged,” Leora W. Isaacs and David J. Bearison found that by the time children enter middle school, they have already developed negative opinions of older adults. This has added to a lack of knowledge on aging, and the development of aging myths. Social gerontology seeks to dispel these myths, advocating equal treatment of older adults through speeches, presentations, and public education programs. Ageism: