AGEIST STEREOTYPES AND THE INTERGENERATIONAL REENGAGEMENT OF OLDER ADULTS
Author(s) -
Graham D. Rowles,
M. Aaron Guest,
Tina M. Kruger,
Amy M. Schuster,
Keith A. Anderson,
Katheriikzad-Terhune,
Veronica Lawson
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
innovation in aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2399-5300
DOI - 10.1093/geroni/igx004.474
Subject(s) - prejudice (legal term) , psychology , institutionalisation , grandparent , gerontology , age discrimination , older people , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine , political science , law , psychiatry
and being loved. Based on the high prevalence of love in the lives of older adults and the enduring nature of love over time, our findings support the view that love is a cultural universal. With more and more people living to reach old-age, recognizing the almost universal potential of older adults for loving and being loved become important challenges to disavowing ageism and for maintaining a civil society.
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