Aging

Examines some popular, although often mistaken, attitudes towards the aged and their places in life. Discusses two major theories: the activity theory and leisure world with Dr Vern Bengston of USC and the disengagement theory.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view on-site.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

production company

CRM Educational Films

McGraw-Hill Films

producer/director

Peter Jordon

Duration

00:21:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

013561

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aged - Psychology

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude (Psychology)

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/75895--aging/ |title=Aging |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=6 July 2022 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

United States, 1973

Please note