Assignment Instructions
**Assignment Title:** Cultural Perspectives on Aging Journal
**Objective:** To reflect on how cultural heritage and personal experiences influence aging.
**Scenario:** You are writing a sociology journal exploring your identity and its relation to
aging.
**Requirements:**
- Discuss how cultural heritage impacts your perceptions of aging.
- Reflect on your personal experiences in shaping these beliefs.
- Compare your perspective with at least one academic source on aging.
**Formatting:** APA, 2–3 pages.
**Submission:** Submit via the Sociology of Aging course portal.
1-2 Journal: Aging
Sociology Department, Southern New Hampshire University
Soc-328: Sociology of Aging
The topic that stood out to me most was from our discussion post, the question is “Does
your culture/heritage play a role?” Now I had to think about this question because in a way
culture/heritage does play a role, but in values and upbringing and not in aging. I still
believe that age is related to your genetic makeup, but the culture/heritage you are brought
up in does say a
lot about who you are as an individual and whether you continue the traditions or divert
from them. I branched out and started to learn about my culture/heritage and now I
incorporate it into my daily life. I do not believe this will help me age better, but I do believe
it helps me identify who I am.
11:23:34 -06:00
**Assignment Title:** Cultural Perspectives on Aging Journal
**Objective:** To reflect on how cultural heritage and personal experiences influence aging.
**Scenario:** You are writing a sociology journal exploring your identity and its relation to
aging.
**Requirements:**
- Discuss how cultural heritage impacts your perceptions of aging.
- Reflect on your personal experiences in shaping these beliefs.
- Compare your perspective with at least one academic source on aging.
**Formatting:** APA, 2–3 pages.
**Submission:** Submit via the Sociology of Aging course portal.
1-2 Journal: Aging
Sociology Department, Southern New Hampshire University
Soc-328: Sociology of Aging
The topic that stood out to me most was from our discussion post, the question is “Does
your culture/heritage play a role?” Now I had to think about this question because in a way
culture/heritage does play a role, but in values and upbringing and not in aging. I still
believe that age is related to your genetic makeup, but the culture/heritage you are brought
up in does say a
lot about who you are as an individual and whether you continue the traditions or divert
from them. I branched out and started to learn about my culture/heritage and now I
incorporate it into my daily life. I do not believe this will help me age better, but I do believe
it helps me identify who I am.
11:23:34 -06:00
