Patronizing the Elderly: Intergenerational Evaluations.

Giles, Howard; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ464144

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Patronizing the Elderly: Intergenerational Evaluations.

Giles, Howard; And Others

Research on Language and Social Interaction, v26 n2 p129-49 1993

A research study is reported that studied (1) the effect of respondents' chronological age on attitudes toward patronizing speech directed at the institutionalized elderly and (2) the prevalence of and understanding of patronizing speech toward noninstitutionalized elderly individuals. (36 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitude Measures, Institutionalized Persons, Language Processing, Language Research, Language Usage, Older Adults, Oral Language, Social Bias, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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