Ageism : stereotyping and prejudice against older persons / edited by Todd D. Nelson.

Other author Nelson, Todd D., 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxvi, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Ageism.
Ageism--United States.

Contents Doddering but dear: process, content, and function in stereotyping of older persons / Amy J.C. Cuddy and Susan T. Fiske -- Ageism: denying the face of the future / Jeff Greenberg, Jeff Schimel, and Andy Mertens -- Implicit ageism / Becca R. Levy and Mahzarin R. Banaji -- A social-developmental view of ageism / Joann M. Montepare and Leslie A. Zebrowitz -- Attitudes toward older adults / Mary E. Kite and Lisa Smith Wagner -- Ageism in the workplace: a communication perspective / Robert McCann and Howard Giles -- Ageist behavior / Monisha Pasupathi and Corinna E. Löckenhoff -- The paradox of well-being, identity processes, and stereotype threat: ageism and its potential relationships to self in later life / Susan Krauss Whitbourne And Joel R. Sneed -- Acting your age / Sarit A. Golub, Allan Filipowicz, and Ellen J. Langer -- Will families support their elders? Answers from across cultures / Sik Hung Ng -- Reducing ageism / Valerie Braithwaite -- Thirty years of ageism research / Jody A. Wilkinson and Kenneth F. Ferraro.
General note"A Bradford book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001044756
ISBN0262140772 (alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1061 .A42442 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold