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Direct linkHelmes, Edward; Chapman, Joanne – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2012
Education about sexuality is one method of reducing common negative stereotypes about this aspect of the life of older people. Knowledge and attitudes toward sexuality are therefore particularly important in those who educate healthcare professionals. We surveyed schools of medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Quality of Life, Stereotypes
Chodzko-Zajko, Wojtek; Schwingel, Andiara – Quest, 2009
In this paper we focus our attention on an examination of the four-step process adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its systematic campaign to promote physically active lifestyles by older adults across the 193 WHO member states. The four steps adopted by the WHO include (1) Building Consensus Among Professionals; (2) Educating the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Health Promotion, Health Personnel, Public Health
Horton, Sean; Baker, J.; Deakin, J. M. – Educational Gerontology, 2007
Seniors are routinely subjected to negative stereotypes regarding their physical and cognitive abilities. The power and prevalence of cultural stereotypes of aging essentially results in a "double-whammy" to seniors. First, they influence the way that seniors are treated by society. Second, cultural stereotypes affect how seniors see…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Stereotypes, Quality of Life
