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Depictions of Aging in Basal Readers of the 1960s and 1980s.
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Meadows, Rita E.; Fillmer, H. Thompson – Educational Gerontology, 1987
Analyzed the content of five basal reading series published in the 1960s and 1980s to see if the manner in which the elderly are protrayed has changed. Indicated that although the elderly were underrepresented in the books in comparison to their actual proportion in the population, they were generally portrayed as competent, helpful, positive…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Characterization, Older Adults, Reading Materials
Children's Descriptions of and Attitudes toward the Elderly.
Fillmer, H. Thompson – 1983
Children today do not have sufficient association with the elderly to form accurate impressions of them. Much children's information is provided through television and books which present stereotyped images of the elderly as inactive, lonely, nonproductive, crabby, and physically decrepit. To determine whether intermediate grade students respond…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Age Groups, Childhood Attitudes, Intermediate Grades
The Portrayal of the Elderly in the U.S. Print Media.
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Almerico, Gina M.; Fillmer, H. Thompson – Reading, 1989
Reviews research on the portrayal of the elderly in United States print media. Finds that children are learning subtle stereotypes of the elderly. Offers recommendations to editors, publishers, writers, illustrators, and teachers to help children develop more realistic attitudes toward both the elderly and the aging process. (RS)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging Education, Basal Reading, Childrens Literature
The Portrayal of Older Characters in Five Sets of Basal Readers.
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Fillmer, H. Thompson; Meadows, Rita – Elementary School Journal, 1986
Investigates the manner in which five basal reading series portray older characters between 1975-1983. Examines the problem of negative and prejudicial portrayals of the elderly. Concludes with evidence to suggest that stereotyping of the elderly is reduced in current readers. (DR)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging Education, Basal Reading, Comparative Analysis
Sex Stereotyping of the Elderly by Children.
Fillmer, H. Thompson – 1981
Students from grades one through five participated in a study to investigate whether elementary school children stereotype older people and, more specifically, whether they stereotype older people by sex. Photographs of a young woman, a young man, an old woman, and an old man were shown to the subjects, who were then asked to select from each of…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Elementary Education
The Portrayal of Older Characters in Five Sets of Basal Readers.
Fillmer, H. Thompson; Meadows, Rita E. – 1984
A study investigated the depiction of older characters in basal reader series from 1975 to 1983. A checklist was used to collect data concerning the treatment of older people in the stories and pictures of the following series: (1) Macmillan and Company (1975), (2) Allyn and Bacon (1978), (3) Scott Foresman (1978), Ginn and Company (1982), and (5)…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Basal Reading, Characterization, Comparative Analysis