Bad Intergenerational Communication Analysis

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I have over heard people talking to elders in a patronizing and condescending tone of voice. I possibly have been guilty of this tone as well, not meaning to appear that way. No one, any age group deserves the condensing tone to be used in conversation. It is disrespectful and humiliating. According to the CPA Model, (The Communication Predicament of Aging Model, "takes the idea of over accommodation and extends it into a broader picture of the causes and consequences of bad intergenerational communication (Hummert, Garstka, Ryan, & Bonnesen, 2004; Ryan, Giles, Bartolucci, & Henwood, 1986)." This model takes the cues from: recognizing older group membership through visual cues such as wrinkled skin and gray hair, and tone of voice. The use