Judgments about Stereotypes of the Elderly: Attitudes, Age Associations, and Typicality Ratings of Young, Middle-Aged, and Elderly Adults

In this study, 125 adults in three age groups (young, middle-aged, and elderly) rated the typicality and approximate age of individuals representing 11 stereotypes of the elderly. Participants indicated their attitudes toward the individuals on a set of bipolar adjective scales. Attitude results con...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Bibliographische Detailangaben

Veröffentlicht in:	Research on aging 1995-06, Vol.17 (2), p.168-189
Hauptverfasser:	Hummert, Mary Lee, Garstka, Teri A., Shaner, Jaye L., Strahm, Sharon
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ageism Biological and medical sciences Elderly Medical sciences Middle Aged Adults Miscellaneous Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Social Perception Stereotypes Young Adults
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!