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Media portrayal of older people
 — the good, the bad, and the absent
Author(s)Natasha Ginnivan
Journal titleGenerations Review, vol 25, no 2, July 2015
PublisherBritish Society of Gerontology, July 2015
Pagespp 4-8
Sourcewww.britishgerontology.org
KeywordsAgeism ; Older women ; Sexual equality ; Communication media ; Television [media].
AnnotationLooks at the negative portrayal of older people in the media, and especially in children's television programmes. Sexism in the media is also rampant, with older women notably absent from television (eg news readers) as well as the big screen. (JL).
Accession NumberCPA-150911200 A
ClassmarkB:TOB: BD: TM8: UD: UKL

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