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Social Psychology in an Ageing World: Ageism and Intergenerational Relations
Author(s) -
Ng Sik Hung
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/1467-839x.00007
Subject(s) - psychology , population ageing , affect (linguistics) , ageing , life span , social psychology , power (physics) , style (visual arts) , life style , population , developmental psychology , sociology , gerontology , psychotherapist , demography , communication , archaeology , quantum mechanics , biology , genetics , medicine , history , physics
In many countries, individuals are living longer and the population is ageing. The advent of ageing societies will lead to various social changes, reconstruct beliefs about ageing, and affect the life‐style of individuals. One of the challenges of ageing societies for social psychology is the undertaking of research that is more gerontologically sensitive. The paper reviews studies on attitudes and stereotypes towards older adults, as well as intergenerational conflict and communication. In doing so it highlights the roles of social communicative, intergroup and power processes, and concludes with the call for a life‐span approach to theoretical development.