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In Dr. Lydia Li’s Social Work 616 Adulthood and Aging class at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, students were asked to create and implement a project around aging. This group of students created a Facebook Survey. Read on for the results.
Students in this project group of Dr. Lydia Li’s Social Work 616 Aging and Adulthood class chose to create a Facebook survey to “determine how ageist we are, and how realistic our ideas of aging really are.” Keep reading to see the survey, and then the results. You’ll find it fascinating!
Here are some of the questions about aging that the students posed in the Facebook survey.
You’ve seen the sample survey on aging. Here are the results of what Facebook respondents thought when they completed it. What do you notice?
The survey asked people about an ageist meme, and you can see what they thought.
The survey then displayed a picture of strong older adult, with different results.
What do people think about older adults? Without education about older adults and what life will be like for them when they age, people had these perceptions.
In Dr. Lydia Li’s Social Work 616 Adulthood and Aging class, students created projects to challenge ageism. This group created a sticker with a thought-provoking phrase about ageism.
Why did this group choose to create and strategically distribute a sticker? It’s quick, easy, noticeable, and a great conversation starter.
The sticker is a visually pleasing conversation starter and reminder that every age is good on its own merits. An additional flyer was created to expand on the sticker and to provide resources for further information about ageism.
Stickers went to students, faculty, staff, and then migrated out into the community. The Turner Geriatric Center at the University of Michigan included the sticker in an article. Organizations both inside and outside the University also participated in distributing stickers.
What did people think of a sticker declaring their favorite age to be right now--no matter what their age?
One group from Dr. Lydia Li’s Social Work 616 class Adulthood and Aging, created and presented an Ageism Workshop for students, faculty, and community.
The Ageism workshop covered several aging- and ageism-related themes.
Did you know aging takes three forms?
Chronological age Functional age Subjective age
Ageism is simply a form of discrimination and stereotyping against someone based on their age.
Can you think of more myths surrounding aging?
According to Columbia University Professor David Sue when he was originally describing racism, microagressions are “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative racial slights and insults...”