Landis conducted their studies on media representations of older age in 2002
Landis (2002) conducted their studies on media representations of older age
Landis (2002) identified a range of stereotypes of older people
Landis (2002) found a number of stereotypes of older people such as:
Grumpy Old Man ('Mr Heckles' from 'Friends')
Feisty Old Woman
Sickly Old Person
Mentally Deficient
Landis (2002) found that these stereotypes of older people ignored how complex real people are and that the representations was quite simplistic and 'one-dimensional'
