Title: 10 Stereotypes About Aging (That Just Aren't True) | HowStuffWorks
Headings: 10 Stereotypes About Aging (That Just Aren't True)
10 Stereotypes About Aging (That Just Aren't True)
10: Older People Aren't Interested in the Outside World
Our Shared Human Condition
9: Older People Don't Want or Need Close Relationships
8: Older People Contribute Little to Society
Do less-industrialized societies treat the elderly better?
7: As You Get Older, You Get More Set in Your Ways
Are all old people are the same?
6: Mental and Physical Deterioration Are Inevitable in Old Age
5: Older People Are Comfortable Financially
4: Older People Aren't Interested in Sex or Intimacy
3: Older People Can't Make Good Decisions about Important Issues
2: Older People Want to Die
1: Science Has Answered All Our Questions about Aging

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But social hour among older adults isn't just coffee klatches and bingo, as our next point explains. 8: Older People Contribute Little to Society
Some people treat older adults like antique autos: They can handle a Sunday drive in the park, but you wouldn't try to get any real work out of them. In other words, they were useful in their prime, but no longer. Nothing could be farther from the truth. With years of personal skills and professional expertise, older adults are a highly valued volunteer force. Senior Corps, for example, boasts 500,000 members ages 55 and up, meeting community needs that range from mailing newsletters for nonprofits to fostering hard-to-place children [source: Senior Corps ].