Societal Role Perceptions of Older Adults: Three Contrasting Cultures.

Savage, Alicia P.

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ERIC Number: EJ184440

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Publication Date: 1978

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Societal Role Perceptions of Older Adults: Three Contrasting Cultures

Savage, Alicia P.

Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1, 9, 12-5,24-5, May 78

Presents a study of the contrasting social attitudes toward older adults in three different social structures: the Caucasus region of the Soviet Union, a traditional society; Japan, transitional but retaining some traditional values; and the United States, with its obsolescence technology and youth-oriented culture. (MF)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Older Adults, Role Perception, Social Attitudes, Social Structure, Social Values, Sociocultural Patterns

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