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Publication Date: 1985
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The Elderly Sick Role: An Experimental Analysis.
Fisher, William; And Others
International Journal of Aging and Human Development, v20 n3 p161-65 1984-85
Used two-by-two factorial design employing two levels of age and two levels of work status to examine whether young people (N=126) ascribe different sick-role expectations to the elderly than to the middle-aged. Results partially supported contention that the young do ascribe an elderly sick role. (NRB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Diseases, Expectation, Older Adults, Physical Health, Retirement, Role Perception, Young Adults
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Language: English
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