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Changing perceptions of aging and the aged
Author(s)Dena Shenk, W Andrew Achenbaum
Journal titleGenerations,, Spring/Sum 1993
PublisherAmerican Society on Aging, Spring/Sum 1993
Pages(whole issue)
KeywordsOlder people ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Older women ; Literature ; Ethnic groups ; Communication media ; United States of America.
AnnotationExplores a broad array of images of ageing in a variety of cultural and historical contexts. Topics include individual perceptions of old men and women, images of old age in American history, ageism in Greco-Roman literature, attitudes to old age among African American women and institutional responses to ageism.
Accession NumberCPA-941205202 A
ClassmarkB: TOB: BD: HK: TK: UD: 7T

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