Age Preferences for Professional Helpers.

Furchtgott, Ernest; Busemeyer, Jerome R.

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ERIC Number: EJ238342

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1981-Jan

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Age Preferences for Professional Helpers.

Furchtgott, Ernest; Busemeyer, Jerome R.

Journal of Gerontology, v36 n1 p90-92 Jan 1981

For all occupations except clergyman, a relationship between the age of the respondent and preferred age of the professional existed. Older individuals preferred older service providers with one exception, their physician. Highly educated respondents preferred younger physicians. (Author)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Cohort Analysis, Counselor Client Relationship, Delivery Systems, Helping Relationship, Older Adults, Professional Personnel

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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