The media play a major role in portraying aging stereotypes and should play a major role in debunking these stereotypes. Media portrayals bring into the public consciousness perceptions of aging which in turn influence the ways we think about older adults and the process of aging. Popular media should play a role in debunking stereotypes about aging well that they have helped to create and as a step in this direction, providers of media could start recognizing the benefits of growing older and conveying such key messages to the public (University of Alberta, 2010).
