Why Have Commercials Featuring the Elderly Improved in How They

question 51

Multiple Choice

Why have commercials featuring the elderly improved in how they are portrayed?

• A) The media is bowing to pressure from groups such as the AARP and Gray Panthers.
• B) The largest single market in the United States will soon become those who are 65 or older.
• C) Federal legislation requires a change in the portrayal of the elderly.
• D) Producers and owners of the media are becoming older.

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