Theme: Changing Perceptions of Aging and the Aged.

Shenk, Dena, Ed.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1993

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Theme: Changing Perceptions of Aging and the Aged.

Shenk, Dena, Ed.; And Others

Generations, v17 n2 p4-93 Spr-Sum 1993

Special issue includes 20 articles in 3 categories: personal and individual perceptions of aging, varieties of images and perceptions (social, historical, cross-cultural), and institutional responses over time (ageism, federal responses, literature, mass media). (SK)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Change, Cultural Context, Death, Females, Gerontology, Literature, Mass Media, Negative Attitudes, Older Adults, Public Policy, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Attitudes, Sociocultural Patterns, Spirituality

Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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