Young Children's Attitudes and Perceptions of Older Adults.

Burke, Judith Lee

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ERIC Number: EJ261089

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Publication Date: 1981

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Young Children's Attitudes and Perceptions of Older Adults.

Burke, Judith Lee

International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v14 n3 p205-22 1981-82

Studied the responses of children aged four to seven to photographs of older adults. Results indicated age discrimination was highly accurate by age six. Most expressed positive views of activities shared with grandparents but identified older adults in general as sad, lonely, and not busy. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Age Discrimination, Attitude Change, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Grandparents, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults, Social Cognition, Stereotypes, Young Children

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Language: English

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