Young People's Perceptions of Adults

Hickey, Tom; Kalish, Richard A.

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“…Thomas and Yamamoto (1975) concluded that children hold superficial but stereotyped attitudes toward the elderly. Hickey and Kalish (1968) found that young people perceived differences among adult age groups and that the older the adult the less pleasant the image the child held of him or her. Tuckman and Lorge (1956) assessed the role concepts of a sample of high school children and concluded that the years between the ages 60 and 70 were considered by these students to be periods of inactivity, lack of interest, and complete, loss of adult roles.…”

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Healthy, Happy, and Old: Children Learn About the Elderly

Seefeldt¹,

Jantz²,

Galper³

et al. 1981

Educational Gerontology

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This study explored the effectiveness of a curriculum in fostering children's positive attitudes toward the elderly and their own aging. The curriculum was developed around three major goals: (1) increasing children's knowledge of the elderly; (2) enabling children to assess their own aging positively; and (3) decreasing negative stereotyping of the physical and behavioral characteristics of the elderly. A total of 108 children in kindergarten through the sixth grade received the curriculum; 107 children in the same grades served as the control and did not participate in the curriculum. The test. Children's Attitudes Toward the Elderly (CATE) (Jantz, Seefeldt, Galper, & Serock, 1976), was administered on a pre-post paradigm. Multiple regression analyses were computed to assess the effects of the curriculum on posttest responses on the CATE. The results indicated that the curriculum was effective in fostering positive attitudes toward the elderly as measured by the total score, F (1,209) = 5.28, p <.05; in knowledge of older persons, F (1,209) = 5.41, p < .01; and in changing stereotyped thinking about the elderly. The curriculum, however, did not significantly change children's negative attitudes toward their own aging.

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Healthy, Happy, and Old: Children Learn About the Elderly

Seefeldt¹,

Jantz²,

Galper³

et al. 1981

Educational Gerontology

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“…The bulk of the research on children's perceptions of the elderly is grounded in attitude formation theory (Hickey and Kalish 1968;Jantz, Seefeldt, Galper and Serock 1977;Seefeldt, Jantz, Galper and Serock 1977;Thomas and Yamamoto 1975). According to the proponents of this approach, the beliefs, values, and attitudes that are internalized by children remain as relatively stable forces into adulthood (see, for example, Klausmeier and Ripple 1971).…”

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Children's perceptions of aging adults: An exploration of differences in Caribbean Panama

Mitchell

Bort

Sabella

1987

J Cross-Cultural Gerontol

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Sketches of younger, middle-aged, and older black and white male and female adults were used with an index of descriptive items to elicit children's perceptions of older adults in the communities of Bocas del Toro and Almirante, Panama. The results of the interviews and ethnographic fieldwork suggest that the black children viewed older adults who are female or white more positively across four identified subdimensions of the index of children's perceptions. There were no differences in children's perceptions by the age category of the older adults represented. The relationship of the findings to socio-economic change within the communities and households was discussed.

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“…For example, studies clearly reveal negative attitudes toward aging by youth (Hickey & Kalish, 1968;Kastenbaum & Durkee, 1964;Thomas & Yamoto, 1975), while other studies generally indicate favorable attitudes toward aging by this group (Ivester & King, 1977;Lane, 1964;Lester, 1982;Trent, Glass, & Crockett, 1979).…”

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“…For example, studies have indicated that young adults have negative attitudes toward and have formulated myths and stereotypes about older people (Harris & Associates, 1975;Hickey & Kalish, 1968;Kastenbaum & Durkee, 1964;O'Connell & Rotter, 1979;Thomas, 1980;Thomas & Yamoto, 1975). However, other studies have generally indicated favorable attitudes toward aging by young people (Ivester & King, 1977;Lane, 1964;Lester, 1982;Trent, Glass, & Crockett, 1979).…”

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“…This need is based on demographic changes showing increased numbers of elderly in the population (Zopft, 1986), the generally stereotypical perceptions of aging and older people held by American society Rich, Myrick, & Campbell, 1983;Storey, 1977), and research that shows youth's attitudes toward older people reflect these societal values (Harris & Associates, 1975;Hickey & Kalish, 1968;Kastenbaum & Durkee, 1964;O'Connell & Rotter, 1979;Thomas, 1980;Thomas & Yamoto, 1975).…”

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Young People's Perceptions of Adults

Cited by 75 publications

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Healthy, Happy, and Old: Children Learn About the Elderly

Healthy, Happy, and Old: Children Learn About the Elderly

Children's perceptions of aging adults: An exploration of differences in Caribbean Panama

Factors influencing teaching aging-related concepts in secondary schools

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