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Is There a Double Standard of Aging?: Older Men and Women and Ageism
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Narayan, Chetna – Educational Gerontology, 2008
This study was designed to determine current young adults' attitudes toward older adults and to explore, more specifically, whether they hold different attitudes towards older men and women. An additional objective was to examine the association between knowledge of aging processes and attitudes towards older adults. A total of 405 (210 males, 195…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Young Adults, Older Adults
Examining Ageism: Do Male and Female College Students Differ?
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Kalavar, Jyotsna M. – Educational Gerontology, 2001
College students (n=200) expressed their preferences for the ages of 13 service providers such as doctors, pilots, and mechanics. The mean age preferred was below 40. Except for barbers/beauticians, no gender differences were found. However, scores on the Fraboni Scale of Ageism showed that male students had more ageist attitudes. (SK)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, College Students, Females, Males