I completely agree with Nelson that there is a cultural bias in the modernized, American society in that youthfulness is jubilantly celebrated, while aging is frowned up. This viewpoint is the highlight of the article because it depicts the root cause of the cultural bias: our own fear of aging (Nelson, 2011). In my opinion, humans, especially Americans, cherish the freedom to choose the paths they follow and the lives they live. However, death is a concept no human can control; this lack of control causes us to feel fear of the unknown, of the impending doom, of the end of our life. Like a beast backed into a corner, humans will lash out at this fear and its representatives i.e. the elderly (Nelson, 2011). In order to rationalize one’s daily
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Lee’s media bias is the most important aspect of his argument because the portrayal causes young adults to perceive the elderly in a way that does not match up with the viewer’s reality (Lee, 2007). By making the elderly correlate with legal services and health, the media bias influences young adult viewers to believe that when they themselves turn into the elderly, they will only focus on their health, finances, and legal services (Lee, 2007). I believe this bias further promotes the idea that aging is frowned upon, and as an elder, one is limited to a certain way of life. By biasing the view of the elderly, young adults do not receive any input on the experiences, wisdom, and various positive aspects of life, thereby causing individuals to have an ageist viewpoint towards the …show more content…
The idea of temporal distortion is very important because it allows young adults to be in a sense of denial about their future-selves (Jonson, 2013). I find it interesting because these young adults cannot comprehend themselves being similar to current elders. I do believe that technological advancement will positively affect the living standard for future elderly people, but this denial of the properties accompanying aging is not justified. By accepting the idea that young adults will be better-off in their older years than current elders, young adults are creating a rift between themselves and their elders (Jonson, 2013). By creating this rift, young adults cannot take the perspective of their elders, so they cannot properly attend to/care for them (Jonson, 2013). This dysfunctional thinking will further the rift between young adults and elders, thereby increasing ageist behavior. By removing the temporal distortion and making young adults understand the reality of aging and time, ageist behavior can be reduced. With the temporal distortion removed, young adults would be able to take a better perspective of their elders, thereby removing any temporal cohort boundaries, allowing a sense of unity to grow between young adults and
Lee’s media bias is the most important aspect of his argument because the portrayal causes young adults to perceive the elderly in a way that does not match up with the viewer’s reality (Lee, 2007). By making the elderly correlate with legal services and health, the media bias influences young adult viewers to believe that when they themselves turn into the elderly, they will only focus on their health, finances, and legal services (Lee, 2007). I believe this bias further promotes the idea that aging is frowned upon, and as an elder, one is limited to a certain way of life. By biasing the view of the elderly, young adults do not receive any input on the experiences, wisdom, and various positive aspects of life, thereby causing individuals to have an ageist viewpoint towards the …show more content…
The idea of temporal distortion is very important because it allows young adults to be in a sense of denial about their future-selves (Jonson, 2013). I find it interesting because these young adults cannot comprehend themselves being similar to current elders. I do believe that technological advancement will positively affect the living standard for future elderly people, but this denial of the properties accompanying aging is not justified. By accepting the idea that young adults will be better-off in their older years than current elders, young adults are creating a rift between themselves and their elders (Jonson, 2013). By creating this rift, young adults cannot take the perspective of their elders, so they cannot properly attend to/care for them (Jonson, 2013). This dysfunctional thinking will further the rift between young adults and elders, thereby increasing ageist behavior. By removing the temporal distortion and making young adults understand the reality of aging and time, ageist behavior can be reduced. With the temporal distortion removed, young adults would be able to take a better perspective of their elders, thereby removing any temporal cohort boundaries, allowing a sense of unity to grow between young adults and