13.2 Discussion: Age-Friendly Work Settings,Latinxs and the Civil Rights Era,10.5 Assignment: Interviewing An Older Adult

PART I

1. Could someone in their 70s work in this setting? Is it accessible to someone who needs assistance? Does it offer a welcoming environment for older people? Explain your answer.
2. Give 2 examples of changes or improvements that your employer could institute to make the job setting more “age-friendly.”

PART 2

1. Explain how the African American and the Farmworker movements influenced the activism of Puerto Rican and Chicano youths?
2. What influenced the new identities of Chicano and Puerto Rican youths in the 1960s?
3. What problems emerged between the men and women in the movement?

PART 31. Choose a social theory of aging discussed in your Aging Matters text to apply to the person you have chosen (e.g. continuity theory, life course perspective, feminist theory, role theory2 .ATTACH YOUR LIST OF QUESTIONS FOR THE INTERVIEWEE TO THE PAPER. Sample questions are provided at the bottom of this page.3.A. Why you chose this person. B. Summary of the person’s history, social network, functional capacity, and values. C. How the interview reinforced (or failed to reinforce) the theory you explored. D. Your conclusions.