“…Negatively, older persons have been perceived as needy, dependent, incontinent, lonely, ill, a-sexual, and cantankerous (Angus & Reeve, 2006, Berman-Rossi, 2001; Bowling, 1999; Cardinali & Gordon, 2002; Grant, 1996; Hummert et al., 1994; Kane, 1999, 2002; Palmore, 1999; Ragan & Bowen, 2001). These perceptions have remained relatively consistent over the decades (Kane, Green & Jacobs, 2011; Kane & Jacobs, 2014; Kane et al., 2013a; Kane et al., 2013b).…”