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Cross-cultural ageism
— ageism and attitudes towards aging among Jews and Arabs in Israel | | Author(s) | Yoav S Bergman, Ehud Bodner, Sara Cohen-Fridel |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 25, no 1, January 2013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, January 2013 |
| Pages | pp 6-15 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/ipg |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Ageism ; Jewish ; Arab ; Attitude ; Cross cultural surveys ; Israel. |
| Annotation | While it is generally agreed that traditional societies are more favourable toward their elders, research findings have been inconsistent. This study presents a cultural comparison between Jews and Arabs in Israel in attitudes toward older adults and personal views regarding one's own ageing. It was assumed that Arabs would rate their culture as more tolerant toward older adults, would report spending more time with them and express lower ageism and ageing anxieties. 154 native Israeli citizens - 86 Jewish and 68 Muslim Arabs - completed measures of ageism, ageing anxieties and cultural views of older adults. Results showed that Arabs rated their culture as more tolerant toward their elders, perceived older adults as significantly more contributing to society and reported engaging in less avoiding behaviours toward them. Arabs also exhibited less general fears of growing old and concerns over one's physical appearance in old age. But it was interesting to note that Arab women reported higher scores of ageing anxieties and ageist attitudes in comparison to Arab men, whereas no such differences were found among Jews. These findings show that the cultural importance of elders for the Arab cohort transcends beyond Westernisation processes which affect the Arab society in Israel, and reflect the demanding role of Arab women as primary caregivers for the elders in the family. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121221258 A |
| Classmark | BG: B:TOB: TKS: TKR: DP: 3KA: 7H6 |
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