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Social psychology in an ageing world
— ageism and intergenerational relations | | Author(s) | Sik Hung Ng |
| Journal title | Asian Journal of Social Psychology, vol 1, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 99-116 |
| Keywords | Mental health [elderly] ; Sociology, Social Science ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Young adults [20-25] ; Age groups [elderly] ; Communication ; Theory ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | In many countries, individuals are living longer and the population is ageing. The advent of ageing societies will lead to various social changes, reconstruct beliefs about ageing, and affect the life-style of individuals. One of the challenges of ageing societies for social psychology is the undertaking of research that is more gerontologically sensitive. This paper reviews studies on attitudes and stereotypes towards older adults, as well as intergenerational conflict and communication. In doing so, it highlights the roles of social communicative, inter-group and power processes, and concludes with the call for a life-span approach to theoretical development. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-981002211 A |
| Classmark | D: S: TOB: SD6: BB: U: 4D: 64A * |
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