Margot van der Goot
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Interesting questions
Very nice to see how the contributions this week strive to go beyond existing age stereotypes by questioning them and by looking at media and later life from a more nuanced perspective. I agree that we should not forget the digital divide: There are still ... -
Advertising and the portrayal of older people
Indeed it is important to study older adults’ portrayal in advertising. Good example, the commercial by Deutsche Bahn. The commercial also shows the difficulties of studying age stereotypes in media content, especially when humor is involved. The previous ... -
Questions about filial piety
Very interesting, this notion of filial piety! These examples and your introduction make me very curious: How does this belief regarding older adults relate to other beliefs regarding older adults in Chinese culture? Is filial piety the dominant belief re ... -
Complexities
This clip is indeed an intriguing example of communication with older people, and the explanation in terms of patronizing speech and the intentions behind such speech is very interesting! This video also shows the complexities that come into play when hum ... -
Same relationship problems for younger and older people?
I love this clip, and I find the notion of seeing the relationship behind the laughter curtain very interesting. I have never watched other episodes of the show, but even this short clip gives me a feeling of their relationship behind the jokes. Indeed, t ...