Conference “Social Challenges of the 21st century: Seniors and the Mass Media”
20th – 21st April 2009 Auditorium Isabel la Católica CAM – Alicante The
conference aims to make an analysis and a debate about several
aspects of the sociodemographic reality of the 21st century. Among
these, the analysis of citizens´ images projected by the media,
which in general do not respond to the mature and aged society, will be
covered. The analysis of the stereotype figure of the seniors, their social integration in the mass media and the treatment
and presence of these citizens with full rights in the audiovisual
society and the written press will be the central points of these two
days. The conference aims to come to conclusions and scientific evidence about
a social reality and about the specific demands and needs of this
majority segment of society: the senior population. |