Soc Day 59 - Ageism

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY:  You can earn extra credit for attending and participating the "Great Decisions" discussion series.  Please see the email I sent last week for details.  If you would like to come to any of the discussions, please let me know so that I can add you to the Schoology group.

Objective:  Explore social expectations and reactions to age and aging.

Task:  Good morning!  When you arrive to class, please download and complete "Facts on Aging."  
Once everyone has finished the activity, we'll finish our notes on ageism and discuss the facts of age. Finally, we'll revisit the generational divide from unit 1 with a short audio clip "Millennials to Bear the Burden of Boomer's Social Safety Net" (Morning Edition, NPR, 3/4/2104).

Homework:

• Thursday, April 28 - Gender & Ageism Assessment (This is an open-notebook quiz but it MUST be finished in class.  You may not come back to complete the quiz in period 12.)
• Tuesday, May 3 - GDDS "Cuba & the US"
• Wednesday, May 4 - "When Did Jews Become White Folks?" reading quiz