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Laner, Mary Riege – Gerontologist, 1978
The findings of this study, while limited to nonreactive data (newspaper advertisements), lend affirmation to the essential normalcy of the process of homosexual aging. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Homosexuality, Males, Older Adults
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Myers, GeorgeC. – Gerontologist, 1978
An examination of death rates among the elderly and trends over the period 1950-1975 and 1970-1975 for selected developed nations provides evidence of continued strong mortality declines for females and somewhat mixed results for males. Implications of these trends for forecasting the mortality component of U.S. population projections are…
Descriptors: Age, Death, Older Adults, Research Projects
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Holtzman, Joseph M.; Beck, James D. – Gerontologist, 1979
Palmore's "Facts on Aging Quiz" is reconsidered in light of the results of over 500 administrations to health workers and health occupation students. An analysis of the data gathered suggests that the quiz has utility for three of the four purposes suggested by its creator. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Gerontology, Health Personnel, Older Adults
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Rogers, C. Jean; Gallion, Teresa E. – Gerontologist, 1978
A survey of the elderly Pueblo Indians in the state of New Mexico revealed demographic differences between the sample and the general population of elderly, particularly in living arrangements and life-style. The results suggest a need for follow-up research on values and adjustment to aging in Indians. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, American Indians, Demography, Life Style
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Palmore, Erdman – Gerontologist, 1977
A short, factual, and documented quiz is developed and tested which covers the basic facts and frequent misconceptions about aging. Its uses include stimulating discussion, measuring levels of information and anti-aged bias, identifying the most frequent misconceptions, measuring the effects of courses, and measuring changes in public information…
Descriptors: Age, Attitude Measures, Gerontology, Older Adults
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Kasschau, Patricia Lee – Gerontologist, 1976
To learn the extent to which employees on the job feel they have personally experienced or observed age discrimination in employment, a questionnaire was administered to aerospace employees in a large Southern California firm. Half of the employees responding reported that they had personally experienced some form of age discrimination. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Age Discrimination, Employer Attitudes, Employment Statistics
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Cohen, Elias S.; Poulshock, S. Walter – Gerontologist, 1977
A 3-year study of the impact of the 1972 flood in the Wilkes Barre, PA area on the elderly revealed that anticipated adverse long-term effects on elderly flood victims were not realized. Presented at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of Gerontological Society, October 13-17, 1976, New York. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Agency Role, Behavior Patterns, Environmental Influences
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Davies, Leland J. – Gerontologist, 1977
Negative attitudes, as expressed in humor, to aging, old age, and death were found by analysis of jokes in currently available jokebook anthologies. In particular, very negative attitudes to aging of women were found. Some ambivalence in attitude was discovered. (Author)
Descriptors: Age, Comparative Analysis, Death, Emotional Response