Political Implications of the ‘New Ageism’
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Aging & Human Development
- Vol. 15 (3), 167-183
- https://doi.org/10.2190/63bc-ue77-33j6-xy0p
Abstract
The research tradition of old age stereotypes has typically been limited to a social psychological perspective of their dysfunctional consequences. This exploratory study examines the possible functions served by such stereotypes from a socio-cultural frame of reference, in particular, testing the hypothesis of Richard Kalish and Carroll Estes that problem-oriented conceptions of older persons are part of an emerging political ideology. Using the responses of the Louis-Harris-NOCA “The Myth and Reality of Aging in America” survey, the relation between aging stereotypes and attitudes toward federal support of the aged are reported.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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