The First International Scientific Conference of Visegrad Group countries

Małopolski Urząd Wojewódzki, ul. Basztowa 22, Kraków, Polska

The department of Social Gerontology of the Pedagogical University of Cracow is pleased to invite you to participate in the First International Scientific Conference of Visegrad Group countries on 'Senior in the Social and Media Space'.
The conference will look at the the image of old age and older people in contemporary media and discuss on the causes involving a picture of old age in the media. It will also seek to examine the areas requiring deeper scientific research and the tasks facing education in building a positive image of aging and older people.

Objectives of the conference:

  • Recognizing  the  image  of  old  age  and  the  elderly people, created  by  contemporary media.
  • The discussion on the causes involving a picture of old age in the media.
  • Determination  of  the  dominant  in  the  media  socio-cultural  stereotypes  about  aging and older people.
  • Developing areas requiring deeper scientific research and the tasks facing education in building a positive image of aging and older people.

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