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Influence of the cross–cultural environment on the perception of aging and adult development in the developing world: A study of Bahrain, Brazil and Indonesia
Author(s) -
Eyetsemitan Frank,
Gire James T.,
Khaleefa Omar,
Satiardama Monty P.
Publication year - 2003
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.t01-1-00009
Subject(s) - perception , developing country , modernization theory , psychology , socioeconomics , social psychology , economic growth , sociology , economics , neuroscience
The present study examined the perceived characteristics associated with the different stages of adulthood in developing societies. Respondents from three societies, Bahrain, Brazil and Indonesia, identified those characteristics that are typical of the early, middle and late adulthood stages in their respective societies. Although developing nations, these societies differed in their levels of modernization or on the UN human development index score and respondents identified characteristics that were both common and different. On the whole, the characteristics identified reflected the influence of a cross–cultural environment (which included the global, developed and developing dimensions) on the perception of aging and adult development in developing societies.