This Writing Assignment is based on Chapter 5 of Patricia Kolb’s book Understanding Aging and Diversity, and includes a question about the PBS documentary on aging for this section.
Describe in detail Kolb’s discussion of both Feminist Theory and specifically, Feminist Gerontology.
What are these two theories and what are the origins of each? When did they begin to be developed, and by whom?
How does Feminist Gerontology differ from general Gerontology? Choose 2 specific scholars who contributed to the development of Feminist Gerontology and describe their work.
Consider the PBS documentary for this Section. Where did you see elements of Feminist Gerontology in the documentary?
This Writing Assignment should be 4 pages, or 8 full paragraphs in length, using 10 point font and double-spaced. It should include full source citations and use ASA format for the citations.
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