Aging and older adults in three Roman Catholic magazines: Successful aging and the Third and Fourth Ages reframed

Successful Aging, COVID-19 and Meditation Strategies

“…Sawchuk [33] found that distinctive in Catholic magazine portrayals of 'successful aging' was an emphasis on meaningful activity and on the wisdom gained and transmitted in later life stages. In Catholic publications the difficult features of the Fourth declining ages such deterioration was acknowledged, but also appeared to be reframed as potential sources of value.…”

‘Third Age’ under neoliberalism: From risky subjects to human capital

“…4 Pictures and photographs were not included in my analysis partly because these were not accessible from the LexisNexis database I used. Studies, 24(4), pp.213-222;Sawchuk, D., 2015. Aging and older adults in three Roman Catholic magazines: Successful aging and the Third and Fourth Ages reframed. Journal of aging studies, 35, pp.221-228.…”

Loneliness among older people in the Swedish media : Constructions, discourses and the designation of responsibility

“…Research on images of ageing and older people within the mass media has increased over the last few decades. One recurring finding in these studies is that there is an ongoing shift from negative to more positive depictions of older people, portraying later life as a time of opportunity, sustained productivity and selffulfillment (Uotila et al, 2010;Sawchuk, 2015;Ylänne, 2015: 369). This shift towards positive media representations of ageing, older people and later life can, according to Rozanova (2010), be viewed as a response to anxiety about who will provide care for a larger ageing population.…”