PMID: 16625939Apr 22, 2006Paper

Bringing the law to the gerontological stage: a different look at movies and old age

International Journal of Aging & Human Development
Israel Doron

Abstract

Films often portray the complexities of real-life aging issues, showing how they are apparently handled outside of and around the law or legal issues. Furthermore, films considering the aged and the social issues associated with aging also reveal how the law actually functions as a framework around and within which people develop customs, habits, and behaviors related to the issue of old age. Exposing these hidden socio-legal boundaries allows us to better understand both the films concerned and the place of law within our aging society. In an attempt to better understand these issues, this article deconstructs five relatively modern and well-known films. All feature aged protagonists, and all tell their stories against a background of legal issues that are only alluded to, and remain hidden "behind the scenes." Two main questions are addressed by this analysis: First, to what extent does the reality of old age as described in the films considered here reflect familiar social phenomena identified by empirical studies? And, second, to what extent does the legal infrastructure embedded in the narrative of these films reflect the legal regulations that govern the aged in today's society. The conclusions that arose from the analysi...Continue Reading

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Mar 22, 2013·Gerontology & Geriatrics Education·Rona J KarasikAnand Moddu Reddy
Apr 18, 2015·Journal of Applied Gerontology : the Official Journal of the Southern Gerontological Society·Israel DoronSimon Biggs

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