The Late Adulthood Interview assignment aims to deepen your understanding and ap

The Late Adulthood Interview assignment aims to deepen your understanding and appreciation of the period of life known as Late Adulthood. It requires the student to interview an elderly adult, 65 years of age or older. The questions are provided for you in this packet. You will ask them of your interview subject and accurately record his or her answers.
1. Describe yourself briefly.
2. What is your current living situation and how do you feel about it?
3. In what ways are you a different person than you were when you were 30 or 40?
4. What types of activities, hobbies, games or special interests do you enjoy?
5. How is your health?
6. How does aging affect your mobility, daily life, or independence?
7. What is the quality of your relationship with your siblings?
8. What is a memorable song from your high school years?
9. What changes have taken place in society since you were a teenager?
10. What is your opinion of the youth of today?
11. How do you feel about retirement?
12. What are your thoughts about marriage?
13. What are your thoughts about children?
14. What are your thoughts about grandchildren?
15. What style of parenting do you think works best for raising children? (authoritative, authoritarian, or permissive)?
16. How do your friendships today compare to those during your teens and early adulthood? Do any of these friends remain in your life?
17. What is something you would do differently if you had your life to live over again?
18. Do you have any particular philosophy or faith that guides your life?
19. What is something that shaped your personality and development as an adult?
20. Do you feel that you have made a difference in the world?