The Language of Aging in Different Age Groups.

Barbato, Carole A.; Feezel, Jerry D.

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Publication Date: 1987

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The Language of Aging in Different Age Groups.

Barbato, Carole A.; Feezel, Jerry D.

Gerontologist, v27 n4 p527-31 Aug 1987

Surveyed 54 young, 54 middle-aged, and 54 older adults on connotative meanings of 10 common nouns referring to older persons. Results were similar across age groups. Mature American, Senior Citizen, and Retired Person were rated generally positively while Aged, Elderly, and nouns using "old" were rated more negatively. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Labeling (of Persons), Older Adults, Semantics

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Language: English

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