Reading Cruikshank and Aronson really opened my eyes to the different ways ageism manifests in our society. One discussion that struck me was about how older adults are often portrayed in the media, usually as frail or dependent. The example I chose is how they...
One fact that mostly surprised me from Cruikshank’s Chapter 4 in “Overmedicating Old Americans” is the statistic indicating that older adults in the United States are often prescribed multiple medications, sometimes referred to as...
I believe that aging to me is like losing your best self. When younger we feel fresh and energetic. We have the energy and the capacity to accomplish goals. As we know when we get older physically our body breaks down. That’s scary because I’m 34 and I can’t imagine...
Hello everyone, I’m Davontae Rucker a 34 year old BSW student here at GSU. I was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and moved to Atlanta in 2011. I’m married with 4 children and have been very fortunate to traveling the world as a Christian Missionary...
