22SP_SO377A-Spec Top: Sociology of Aging

What goes unnoticed in our society? Thinking about the paradigms of visibility and aging, social design, and implicit use and navigation through one's day, or problems faced by minority populations in the US you will create an example of 99% Invisible as it relates to aging and complete one of the following projects. To do this project, you will need to understand the intent of the original podcast which you can listen to here: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/curb-cuts/

 (Links to an external site.)

. You cannot use the example, curb cuts, that is discussed in the example episode, but there are tons of other things that are worthy of your time.

Option 1: A Podcast

Specifications: A satisfactory podcast is one that

• Is 5 to 6 minutes in length

• It has an introduction in which the speaker discusses the social problem and the various topics that will be discussed in the podcast (a minimum of 3 concepts should be addressed).

• A discussion of the concepts that provides evidence from the reading and class discussion.

• A conclusion in which the speaker connects the concepts to real-world policies & paradigms.

• It is of good quality without distracting background noises.

Option 2: Audio/Visual Public Service Announcement

Specifications: A satisfactory public service announcement (PSA)

• Is 30-90 second video/commercial that is intended to bring attention to the 99% aging issue you identify

• The final product will be a video posted to YouTube (you may post unlisted) or an electronic file of the PSA poster along with about 500 words of reflection in which you write about how the project connects to the topic of the book and class discussion and how you hope that the PSA will impact others and bring awareness and visibility. These will be submitted electronically.

• The reflection should be free of grammatical errors

• The reflection should cite the readings and sources used where appropriate

Option 3: Public Service Poster