SAGE News Clips: Students Reside in Retirement HomesThis video examines two examples of intergenerational friendships. We hear from Western Michigan University student Colette Chapp and musician Tiffany Tieu, both of whom have taken up residence in retirement homes in order to build bonds with people of an older generation.Click on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 134, and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test, and answer the following questions:Which of the following idea does the anti-aging culture in the United States create?

A. It creates a realistic idea of aging.
B. It creates the idea that younger people and older people cannot be friends.
C. It creates the idea that older people are helpless.
D. It creates the idea that growing old is a social problem.


Answer: D

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