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Peer reviewedCovey, Herbert C. – Gerontologist, 1988
Semantically traced, over time, terms used to represent old people, aging, and effects of aging. Major themes found included differences between terms used for old men and old women; ambiguity of terms; older people subjected to more pejoratives than in past; and terms characterizing the old being focused on negative and debilitative effects of…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Definitions, History, Labeling (of Persons)
