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| The inner self of the Japanese elderly: a defense against negative stereotypes of aging | | Author(s) | Becca R Levy |
| Journal title | International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 48, no 2, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 131-144 |
| Keywords | Attitude ; Self esteem ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Japan ; China ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Japanese scholars have reported that Japanese people tend to maintain highly developed outer and inner selves. This study examined how these selves impact on ageing. It hypothesised that Japanese older people would express more negative attitudes toward older people in general but more positive self-concepts than older people in China and in the United States (US). The results suggested an unusual dynamic of ageing and self-identity in Japan that can shed light on the role of the self in accepting or rejecting societal stereotypes about ageing. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990723230 A |
| Classmark | DP: DPA: TOB: 7DT: 7DC: 7T |
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