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| Analysis of intergenerational relationships in adolescent fiction using a contact theory framework | | Author(s) | Shannon E Jarrott, Brandy R McCann |
| Journal title | Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, vol 34, no 3, July-September 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, July-September 2013 |
| Pages | pp 292-308 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Age groups [elderly] ; Young people ; Social interaction ; Adolescents ; Fiction ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Intergenerational relationships and the media influence young people's attitudes about ageing. The authors analysed 20 contemporary adolescent novels portraying intergenerational relationships using Allport's (1954) contact theory, to assess whether the relationships demonstrated conditions that foster positive attitudinal change toward outgroups (i.e. other age groups). When tenets were met, the characters strengthened relationships, demonstrated resilience, and gained insight and respect for the other generation as they cooperated to resolve crises. Adolescent characters' attitudes toward elders often started out as negative, but tended to improve over the course of the stories. With these findings, educators, librarians and parents can realistically inform older children's ideas about ageing and older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130830203 A |
| Classmark | BB: SB: TMA: SC: HKF: TOB: 4C: 7T |
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