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Giles, Howard; And Others – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1992
Overviews evolving program of interdisciplinary, multimethod research concerned with intergenerational communication. Concludes from studies that young people process and respond to speech of older people in stereotypical ways. Uses lifespan and intercultural perspectives to argue that communicative patterns observed in studies are sometimes…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Intergenerational Programs, Interpersonal Communication, Negative Attitudes