title: Social Security and divorce or death benefits storyboard (S(2)D(2)BS): an interactive participant learning exercise.
abstract: Using the concept of an interactive or living storyboard, the author discusses the use of seven case narratives constructed for the sole purpose of teaching introductory gerontology or geriatric students about the distribution of Social Security benefits after spousal death. Additional information is included pertaining to Social Security benefits payable to divorced persons after the death of the former spouse, including the status of married same-sex couples. Narratives include representations of a male breadwinner model couple, a two-earner couple who have similar/dissimilar earnings prior to retirement, a divorced couple with a remarriage after a death, a gay couple with and without children, and a female primary breadwinner couple. Updated information from the Social Security Administration, as well as information on game preparation, scripts, and debriefing questions are included.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Work , Winston-Salem State University , Winston-Salem , North Carolina , USA.
authors.forename: Pamela Pitman
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D004243:Divorce; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012943:Social Security / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States
keywords: Social Security death benefits; aging course; case narratives; introductory gerontology geriatric class