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| Attitudes to age in Britain 2004-2008 | | Author(s) | Dominic Abrams, Tiina Eilola, Hannah Swift |
| Corporate Author | Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Department for Work and Pensions - DWP, London, October 2009 |
| Pages | 4 pp (DWP Research summary) |
| Source | Website: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs-index.asp Paul Noakes, Commercial Support and Knowledge Management Team, 3rd Floor, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NA. |
| Keywords | Older people ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Social surveys ; United Kingdom. |
| Annotation | In the context of Britain's ageing population an important challenge is how to respond to people's assumptions and expectations about age and ageing. Attitudes to age can affect people of all ages, and involve people's views both of themselves and of others. These attitudes have important implications for individual well-being, for age equality and for social cohesion. Understanding attitudes to age is essential if we are to develop appropriate strategies for an ageing population. This research analysed evidence on attitudes to age in Britain between 2004 and 2008. The data are from over 6,000 respondents to a series of five nationally representative face-to-face interview surveys. Seven issues were examined: people's self-concept of how they identified age; perceptions of age prejudice; personal experiences of age discrimination; age stereotypes; ageing as a perceived threat; the expression of age prejudice; intergenerational closeness; and regional differences in describing age. This research summary outlines the key findings. The 164 pp full report (Research Report 599) is available to download from the website link given. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091110214 E |
| Classmark | B: TOB: 3F: 8 * |
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| ...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing. |
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