Assignment task: Answer the following questions below in your own words and in detail.
Q1. According to a national survey conducted by Revera and the International Federation on Aging (IFA), ageism is the most tolerated form of social discrimination in Canada. Of the Canadians surveyed, 21 percent say older Canadians are a burden on society, and 35 percent admitted to having treated someone differently because of their age.
a) What are your own personal attitudes and beliefs about age and aging?
b) Do you see older people in a very monochromatic way?
c) What stereotypes have you found/formed regarding individuals over the age of 65? - Where did they come from?
d) Use examples to investigate the social construction of ageism.
Make sure that each answer to each question makes clear connections between the sociological concepts and 'real life' - whether real life is your workplace, or personal experience.
Q2. The number of seniors in Canada is projected to double by 2036, and by 2051 an estimated one in four Canadians will be 65 or older. Given this demographic projection, do you believe that societal attitudes regarding age and older people need to be addressed, starting now? Why, or why not? What can be done to challenge/curb this "quiet epidemic?"
Your answers to both parts should be in your own words not from any source or Ai generated. It has to be in your words