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Communication, Contact, and Intergenerational Dynamics: Aging in Not-So-Normal Times
1Department of Communication, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
International Journal of Aging & Human Development
|November 6, 2024
Summary
Social disruption, from pandemics to dementia, impacts intergenerational communication and fuels ageism. Understanding these links is key to promoting successful aging and reducing societal segregation.
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Communication Studies
- Sociology
Background:
- Social disruption significantly impacts communication patterns.
- Intergenerational contact is affected by societal and individual challenges.
- Ageism, both hostile and benevolent, is influenced by communication during disruption.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore how communication functions during social disruptions.
- To analyze the effects of diverse disruptions on intergenerational contact and ageism.
- To connect communication patterns during disruption to models of successful aging and societal segregation.
Main Methods:
- Thematic extension of Special Issue findings.
- Discussion of societal-global, individual-relational, and societal progress disruptions.
- Analysis of communication's role in ageism and intergenerational contact.
Main Results:
- Disruptions like pandemics and dementia alter intergenerational communication quality and quantity.
- These communication shifts contribute to hostile and benevolent forms of ageism.
- Technological change also represents a form of societal progress disruption impacting communication.
Conclusions:
- Disruptions are linked to the Communication Ecology Model of Successful Aging.
- Communication patterns during disruption correlate with societal segregation.
- Communication is a critical platform for developing healthier societal approaches to aging.
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