Ageism among Israeli students: structure and demographic influences

Bodner, Ehud; Lazar, Aryeh

doi:10.1017/s1041610208007151

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“…However, contrary to this study, in a study by Bodner andLazar (2008: 1052), conducted to determine the prevalence of ageism among individuals of different cultures, elderly women were found to have a tendency towards avoidance and negative attitudes in their relations with the elderly when compared with elderly men. Furthermore, they stipulated that young females had negative attitudes against elderly individuals as well.…”

Section: Attitudes Of Social Work Students Towards Ageismcontrasting

confidence: 61%

Attitudes of Social Work Students towards the Ageism

Daşbaş¹

2015

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Ageism which is a concept first used in 1969 by Robert Butler, the first director of the National Institute on Aging, can be defined as "a process of systematic stereotyping and discrimination against people because they are old" (Butler, 1995: 35).Turkey's population is growing older and the elderly constitutes an important target group especially in terms of the social work profession. Therefore determining the causes of discriminatory attitudes towards the elderly is extremely important in terms of quality of services provided to the elderly. Starting from this view, the aim of this research is to determine the attitudes of social work students towards the ageism in Turkey and the sociodemographic characteristics that affect these attitudes.The research population consists of social work students in all active departments of social work in 2012-2013 academic year in Turkey; the sample consists of 990 social work students from different universities such as Hacettepe, Selçuk, Ankara, Adnan Menderes, Ba kent, Yalova, Kocaeli and KTO Karatay. 610 of the participants are female and 380 are male.The research data were obtained by using personal information questionnaire which is developed by the researchers and the "Ageism Attitude Scale" which is developed by Vefikuluçay Yılmaz and Terzio lu (2011: 267).As a result of the study, female students have more positive attitudes than male students in the "restricting life of the elderly" sub-dimension of Ageism Attitude Scale; students who are 21 and older have more positive attitudes than students between the age of 17 and 20; students who are in the first grade have more positive attitudes than students in the third and fourth grade in the "negative ageism" sub-dimension; students who say that elderly relatives are important in their lives have more positive attitudes than others in the "restricting life of the elderly"subdimension and students who have taken a course on old age have more negative attitudes than students who didn't have any courses about it.In conclusion, when considering Turkey has started to increase the proportion of elderly in the population, it is important for social workers, which is one of the occupation that undertake the task of planning and providing services for the elderly population, to be informed about old age and to improve the skills for working with the elderly.

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Section: Attitudes Of Social Work Students Towards Ageismcontrasting

confidence: 61%

Attitudes of Social Work Students towards the Ageism

Daşbaş¹

2015

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“…The different levels of ageist attitudes identified in the two groups support the assumption that collectivist cultures and Confucianism have a positive influence on people's attitudes toward older people (Bodner & Lazar, 2008;Tan, et al, 2004). The higher proportion of students who had work experiences with older people through unpaid work at the Chinese university than that at the Australian university may be an indicator of the positive influence.…”

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“…In such a cultural context, older people generally desire to live independently without their adult children in the same household (Bodner & Lazar, 2008;Li & Buechel, 2007;Zhou, 2007). The chance of inter-generational interaction is relatively low compared to that of an Eastern society.…”

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Cross-Cultural Comparison of Attitudes and Preferences for Care of the Elderly Among Australian and Chinese Nursing Students

2013

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“…A study with 491 Israeli students also had similar findings and concluded that students have a general negative attitude toward the elderly. The researchers used the Frabroni Scale of Ageism (FSA) and concluded that students hold typical prejudicial attitudes toward the elderly and typically engage in behavioral avoidance [12]. Interestingly, a number of studies have found that students attitudes toward the elderly is generally less positive (and more negative) in Asian societies.…”

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Aging in America: Ageism and General Attitudes toward Growing Old and the Elderly

Berger¹

2017

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Ageism is the one form of social prejudice that people from all social backgrounds have to deal with. We live in a world where youth is valued over old age and where old people are often mistreated and negatively stereotyped. Major social institutions are largely behind these negative attitudes toward the elderly, particularly the mass media. The current study examined people's attitudes and feelings about the elderly and about growing old. Survey data were collected on 154 respondents living in Southern California. Respondents provided information on their feelings and attitudes about the elderly and about how society views and treats the elderly. Respondents also provided information about their feelings, attitudes, and fears about growing old themselves. The data revealed that there is a general sense of ambivalence about the elderly and about growing old. Although the findings were mixed, young people appear to have more negative feelings in general and there appears to be a greater concern among women about growing old. Native Americans and Middle Eastern respondents had the most favorable views about the elderly. The findings of the study support the position that ageism is still a social problem and that most people have somewhat mixed feelings about the elderly and about growing old. Future research should look further at how the mass media and larger cultural stereotypes and attitudes affect the lives, functioning, and treatment of our eldest members of society.

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Ageism among Israeli students: structure and demographic influences

Cited by 56 publications

References 25 publications

Attitudes of Social Work Students towards the Ageism

Attitudes of Social Work Students towards the Ageism

Cross-Cultural Comparison of Attitudes and Preferences for Care of the Elderly Among Australian and Chinese Nursing Students

Aging in America: Ageism and General Attitudes toward Growing Old and the Elderly

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