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| Evaluation of infantilizing intonation and content of speech directed at the aged | | Author(s) | Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Sarah Culgin, Erin Cassidy |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 41, no 2, 1995 |
| Pages | pp 109-116 |
| Keywords | Communication ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Living in the community ; Residents [care homes] ; Evaluation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Infantilisation was investigated in a sample of older people - 18 community residents, and 17 residents of institutions - who were presented with materials designed to elicit ratings of adult and infantilised speech content and intonation on the dimensions of 'likeability', 'equality of treatment', and 'degree of respect'. Both groups rated adult speech in equivalent fashion; however, community residents were more negative in their ratings of infantilising speech content and intonation, compared to their ratings of adult speech than were institutionalised older people. The community group were particularly resentful of infantilising speech intonation on the dimension of respect. There was no evidence to support the contention that infantilising speech is high in nurturance. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970425019 A |
| Classmark | U: TOB: K4: KX: 4C: 7T |
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