?Objective

Submit an 8 page review of a topic relating to the aging population in a way that meets the desired criteria.

Assignment

Compose an 8 page paper on an approved topic of aging. Take the outline you composed earlier and flesh it out into a paper. 8 pages are of text (i.e, they do not include the cover page, abstract, or references).; Remember that even though you are submitting this in the ‘discussion’ section, it is critical that you upload your paper as an attachment. This way, your peers can make in-line edits and comments on your paper (as opposed to trying to use cut and paste).

For information on how to write a research paper go to the Appendix in the text called “How to Research a Term Paper in Gerontology.”

The example below shows one way to organize this paper. It is not the only way you could organize a paper. It is simply one way this paper could be organized.

Topic: Depression in the Elderly

Title Page

Abstract

Body

• Prevalence (how common is it, are women/men more likely to be depressed? Add anything

else interesting about prevalence (men vs. women, urban vs. rural, ethnic differences, young

old vs. old-old, etc.).

• Theory- Disengagement- describe how disengagement theory of aging relates to depression

in the elderly.

• Possible Causes of Disengagement (a paragraph for each, up to 3 maximum)!

• Effects of Disengagement Depression!

• Resources (local, internet,) Think about resources of individuals dealing with directly (1st !hand) and indirectly (their family members) Conclusion

References