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The complex nature of ageism
 — What is it? Who does it? Who perceives it?
Author(s)Elias S Cohen
Journal titleThe Gerontologist, vol 41, no 5, October 2001
Pagespp 576-577
KeywordsAgeism.
AnnotationOne of the earliest expressions of the phenomenon now termed "ageism" appeared in Max Lerner's "America as a civilisation" (1957). This response to Erdman Palmore's Ageism Survey proposal cites observations by Lerner and other proponents, highlighting problems regarding attitudes to, and perceptions of, ageism. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-011129206 A
ClassmarkB:TOB

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