Exposes ageism as a social phenomenon that is finally emerging into the public spotlight. Offers vignettes and a book of discussion questions in attempt to help people explore their own issues about aging.

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Aging in the 90's and Beyond
Indiana University
Available from CASAS
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

Summarizes demographics illustrating the growing number of American elderly. Although somewhat superficial, this video may be useful for students with little previous knowledge about these issues.

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Aging Successfully:  The Psychological Aspects of Growing Old
Running Time: 30 minutes
Davidson Films, Inc.
Available from CASAS
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

Developmental psychologists Paul and Margret Baltes have proposed a model of adaptive competence for the entire life span, but the emphasis her is on old age.  Their model SOC (Selection, Optimization and Compensation is illustrated with engaging vignettes of people leading fulfilling lives, including writers Berry Friedan and Joan Erikson, and dancer Bud Mercer.  Segments of the cognitive tests used by the Baltes in assessing the mental abilities of older people are shown.

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Case Study: Maxine Evans
Running time: 27 minutes/video
Indiana University
Available from CASAS
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

This video features an interview with an elderly nursing home resident who is crippled with arthritis. Despite her physical impairment and the restrictions imposed by her living situation, Maxine Evans seems happy and content with her life.

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Coming of Age...A Guide to Senior Services
Running time: 30 minutes/ video
California Department of Aging
& California Attorney General's Office
Available: c/o Diane Driver
Center on Aging
535 University Hall
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 643-6427

This video and accompanying booklet, aimed at seniors and their families, helps explain the wide spectrum of programs and services to today's senior.

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The Later Years
Insight Media
Running time: 30 minutes / video
Available from CASAS
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

This program explores changing societal attitudes towards the elderly. It distinguishes between primary and secondary factors, relating each to attitude, behavior and lifestyle. The program compares the advantages and disadvantages of various lifestyles of the elderly (i.e. living alone, living with children, living in a nursing home), as well as dating and sexual activity among older adults, and how men and women experience aging differently.

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Normal Aging Processes
Running time: 52 minutes / video
Indiana University
Available from CASAS
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

A good overview of normal aging processes as they affect physical, cognitive, psychological, and social domains. Somewhat superficial, this video is best for students with little or no previous knowledge about the aging process. Lecture format.

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Old, Black, and Alive!
Running time: 28 minutes/film (1974)
Available: University of California at Berkeley
Extension Media Center
2176 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 642-0618 or 642-0460

Seven elderly blacks share their insight, faith and strength in a compelling documentary on aging. Aging touches everyone. Its universality is reflected in this film with candidness and humor. Filmed in a rural area of the south, this film shows people who have something to say about aging. "A beautiful, thoughtful film ... full of humor and love." (Film Library Quarterly) "A vibrant film done with feeling and respect. An excellent addition to programs on aging, death, black social problems, and religion." (Religious Film Newsletter).

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On My Own: The Traditions of Daisy Turner
Running time: 28 minutes/video
(call # Video/C2163)
Available: c/o Media Center, Moffitt Library
University of California at Berkeley

Presents the life of a daughter of a former slave, 102-year old Daisy Turner. She recalls childhood incidents and her father's Civil War experiences and talks about life in her homestead in Vermont. Folklorist Jane Beck fills in details about traditions preserved in the Turner family.

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On Old Age: Conversations with Joan Erikson at 90 & 92
Running Time: 2 tapes, 30 minutes each
Davidson Films, Inc.
Available: Center for the Advanced Study of Aging Services
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland Hall
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

Joan Erikson provides a frank and personal re-examination of the last stage of the life cycle.  She and her husband Erik Erikson formulated their eighth stage life cycle theory during their middle years, and Mrs. Erikson believes they tended to romanticize the eight stage in which she is now living.  This video was shot in 1993 when Mrs. Erikson was about to celebrate her 90th birthday.   In the second tape, Mrs. Erikson describes her search for a better living situation for her frail husband and then presents her poignant recounting of his subsequent death.  She uses these experiences to suggest strategies to meet the physical and emotional needs of the fragile old and to support those who work with them.  With a personal understanding of the challenges of old age, Mrs. Erikson revisits the eighth stage of the life cycle and proposes a new ninth stage for the changes that face the very old.

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Self Help for Public Benefits
Running time: 22 minutes/video
Legal Counsel for the Elderly/American Association of Retired Persons
Available: c/o Diane Driver
Center on Aging
535 University Hall
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 643-6427

This video addresses four areas of interest for older individuals: SSI eligibility; Social Security overpayment; Disability benefits; and Qualified Medicare Beneficiary. It describes eligibility criteria, how to apply for benefits, and how to deal with government agencies through a series of vignettes.

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Travelers in Time
Running time: 11:30 / video
Gerontological Society of America
Available from CASAS
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

Reviews the development of gerontology as a discipline, and the historical events that have impacted on the field. This video also outlines areas for future attention and investigation by those in the field, interspersed with the opinions of a number of eminent gerontologists.

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Who's Going to Pay for These Donuts Anyway?
(Experience of Two Brothers at Manzanar: Mental Illness and Cultural Oppression)
Running time: 60 minutes / video
Available from CASAS
School of Social Welfare
16 Haviland
University of California at Berkeley
(510) 642-3285

Riveting video which chronicles the lives of two brothers and their families before, during, and after internment at Manzanar during the second world war. 

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