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Change in thinking about old age among male guardians
Author(s)	Pat M Keith, Robbyn Wacker
Journal title	Journal of Aging Studies, vol 12, no 3, Fall 1998
Pages	pp 255-270
Keywords	Ageism ; Court of protection ; Attitude ; United States of America.
Annotation	What factors differentiate between individuals who change their thinking about a life stage and those whose ideas remain the same? Based on questionnaires from 149 male guardians of older persons, this study investigated the extent to which guardianship and characteristics of wards and guardians influenced involuntary changes in views of older age. Although greater age, female sex, and limited finances are used to label old age negatively, these characteristics of wards were not linked directly to changes in guardians' views of old age. Guardians' income, frequency of contact with the ward, family disagreement about guardianships, and a preference for more support differentiated between change and stability in attitudes toward older age. The types of changes in thinking are examined and implications of the research are noted. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-981118403 A
Classmark	B:TOB: JVC: DP: 7T
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