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| Age identification: a comparison between Finnish and North-American cultures | | Author(s) | Virpi Uotinen |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 46, no 2, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 109-124 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Attitude ; Older people ; Adults ; Middle aged ; Finland ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined perceptions of age among Finnish males and females in three age groups: 25-39 years, 40-54 years, and 55 to 64 years. The age perceptions of the Finnish sample were further compared with those of a North American sample with corresponding age groups. Four age concepts used were chronological age, subjective age, ideal age, and disparity age. As expected on the basis of previous studies in age identification, no difference was found between Finnish males and females in terms of subjective age. Ideal age, however, differentiated Finnish males and females; the age ideal of females was significantly higher when compared with males with respective chronological ages. The comparison between the Finnish and the United States (US) sample indicated that the latter group had a more youthful age identity while the Finns expressed a greater acceptance of their present age status. This was seen in higher subjective and ideal ages of Finns when compared with their US counterparts. Socio-cultural differences in terms of meanings associated with chronological age and ageing are discussed (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980515402 A |
| Classmark | BG: DP: B: SD: SE: 76L: 7T |
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