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What is the focus of your investigation? Two assignments in this course ask students to focus on political engagement in the issues specifically concerning older adults.
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Professor Lisak
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What resources / references have you found helpful? Contact Professor Lisak by email.
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What are the two assignments? Debate Assignment: This is a group assignment. Students debate current issues relevant to the older population. Topics include: Lowering the cost of prescription medications; how will the poor elderly cope if social security fails; Ageism in the workplace; who should pay for the extended health care needs of the elderly; when are you too old to drive, etc. Topical Issue Assignment: Students are to identify an age related issue facing their community. They are to contact a local, state or federal representative for their community to discuss the issue, the options to resolve the issue, and to advocate for the elderly in their community.
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What results have emerged? Both assignments have been quite successful and have generated good and lively class discussions. A few students, after working on the topical issue assignment, tell me they make a point of attending town meetings as often as they can in order to be more informed about what their local government and politicians are doing.
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