Aging and College Family Textbooks.

Dressel, Paula L.; Avant, W. Ray

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Publication Date: 1978

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Aging and College Family Textbooks.

Dressel, Paula L.; Avant, W. Ray

Family Coordinator, v27 n4 p427-35 Oct 1978, Oct78

This paper analyzes 12 contemporary textbooks in family sociology for their portrayal of older families and older family members. Recommendations are made with regard to both the content and the context of materials on aging families in sociology textbooks. (Author)

Descriptors: Gerontology, Higher Education, Older Adults, Research Projects, Social Attitudes, Sociology, Textbook Bias, Textbook Content

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Language: English

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