writing assignment 523
Textbook- Quadagno, J. (2016).Aging and the life course(7th ed.). New York: McGraw Hill
FILLER TEXT
Read the article “Walking Toward Age-Friendly Cities (Links to an external site.)†and answer the following questions:
What do you think about these ideas? Given what we learned in Quadagno – Chapter 5, do you think this is possible to implement? [4 points for Content rubric criteria]
Are these changes enough given the level of impact these researchers are hoping for? Why or why not? [4 points for Content rubric criteria]
What would you suggest? Come up with at least one policy/amendment to improve the Age-Friendly Cities movement that wasn’t already discussed in the article. [4 points for Content rubric criteria]
Hint: Think about the biological and psychological changes older adults experience. What would help improve their quality of life as they experience those biological and psychological changes?
Tip: This should also give you practice with applying course concepts and seeing institutional policies/decisions align with the recommendations and concerns of the course concepts or not
- Note: Your course reference should be from the textbook or lecture, not the articles provided in the prompt. Show that you can make the connections between the course concepts and discussions. Your credible, outside source is something you find on your own, not the articles provided in the prompt. Show that you can conduct your own research and find relevant information to bring into the discussion.
References
- Gordon, J. (2019, March 19). Walking toward age-friendly cities. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/aging-sagely/201903/walking-toward-age-friendly-cities (Links to an external site.)
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Review the Applied Activities Instructions and Rubric
Write a cohesive, organized (at least) 300-word response to the prompt above
- Include 1 course reference (i.e., the textbook or lecture)
- Include 1 credible, outside source (i.e., something that you find on your own and not provided through the course site or prompt)
- Use in-text citations
- Include a reference list