After looking at the resources that are helpful to complete the assigment:

1) An American Psychological Association Monitor article, "Fighting ageism: Geropsychologists are striving to stop negative age stereotypes and meet the growing mental health needs of older adults"

(http://www.apa.org/monitor/may03/fighting.aspx)

2) A Huffington Post video about gender and ageism:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/17-women-stand-up-to-ageist-stereotypes-in-one-powerful-video_us_570fdd0ae4b08a2d32b960ba

3) Psychological Bulletin Article:"An inconvenience youth? Ageism and its potential intergenerational roots"(North & Fiske, 2012,

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3838706/).

you have to summarize the problem of ageism in America, including benevolent ageism. Also identify some occasions where you have engaged in or watched someone else engage in benevolent ageism. You can include TV examples, if necessary.