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ERIC Number: EJ262904
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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The Incomplete Social Psychology of Aging: A Psychologist's Perspective.
Blank, Thomas O.
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v14 n4 p307-17 1981-82
Suggests that the social psychology of aging, as currently practiced within social gerontology, is incomplete. Examines this incompleteness (its origins, range, and effects), and presents outlines of a more complete social psychology of aging. Suggests a life span developmental social psychology would have beneficial effects. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging (Individuals), Gerontology, Individual Psychology, Interpersonal Relationship, Older Adults, Research Methodology, Role Theory, Social Psychology, State of the Art Reviews
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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