Open AccessImproving Attitudes Regarding the Elderly Population
Author(s) -
Amie M. Ragan,
Anne M. Bowen
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/41.4.511
Subject(s) - reinforcement , psychology , premise , intervention (counseling) , attitude change , population , analysis of variance , gerontology , social psychology , demography , medicine , sociology , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy
Altering negative attitudes associated with ageism may be possible by giving people accurate information about older people in conjunction with reinforcement for change.
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