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Stereotypes and attitudes toward older people among children transitioning from middle childhood into adolescence
— time matters | | Author(s) | Barbra Teater, Jill M Chonody |
| Journal title | Gerontology and Geriatrics Education, vol 38, no 2, 2017 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 204-218 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Attitudes to the old of general public ; Ageism ; Children ; Adolescents ; Quantitative studies ; South West England. |
| Annotation | Ageism is fuelled by stereotypes and negative attitudes about ageing and older people, which can lead to individual-level prejudice and discrimination. This quantitative study explored stereotypes and ageist beliefs of youth transitioning from middle childhood into adolescence (N = 69; age 11-13 years) in the southwest of England. The results indicate that positive more than negative stereotypes were acknowledged, and more positive stereotyping was positively correlated with more positive attitudes toward older people. Contact with older people and age that one considers "old" were significant in predicting attitudes toward older people. The results suggest that time matters, in terms of contact with an older person and time to reach "old age" in shaping youths' attitudes and stereotypes. Intergenerational and educational training that seeks to address ageing myths and to increase contact between youth and older people are discussed as ways of improving attitudes among youth who are making the transition from middle childhood into adolescence. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180112221 A |
| Classmark | TOB: B:TOB: SBC: SC: 3DQ: 82Y |
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