The information
presented in this post was gathered from the research article listed
below. Those of you who have
previously looked at posts on this blog will know I am very interested in the
study of Ageism. The article is
good in it’s description of the ways ageism may begin. First there are characteristics, both
positive and negative, displayed in research article. The respondents, all
college students, were asked to check the terms they think describe the elderly.
They were asked if an elder lived with them or had ever lived with them. If
they said yes they were asked to describe how the elder related to them using
the postive and negative items listed below, They were also asked how they
think they will feel when they reach 75 years old and if it worried them. Since I will be 75 in Oct I can tell
you that the world is still a wonderful place. Now here are the characteristics.
Positive: 1.
Knowledgeable 2. Enjoy Company
3. Sociable 4.Pleasant
5.Sharing 6. Important 7. Helpful
8.Educable 9.Independent
10.Healthy 11.Open to Ideas.
12.clean.
Negative: 1.Hard
of hearing 2.Poor Vision 3. Dependent 4.Grouchy 5. Narrow Minded 6. Sickly
7.Withdrawn 8.Noneducable 9. Self-Centered10.Ignorant 11. Avoid Compan12. Get
in the way 13.Unimportant 14. Dirty.
.
(These below are now listed
in order of the percentages of being, starting with the most mentioned in
descriptions.)
1. Poor Vision. 2.
Hard of hearing 3. Dependent 4. Sickly
5. Grouchy 6. Self-Centered
7. Narrow Minded 8. Gets in the Way
9. Unimportant
10.Noneducable 11. Withdrawn
I suggest that you explore
this is your own family
.
(Next week I intend to
report another study entitled “Looking into the Future: How possible aged selves influence
prejudice toward older adults.
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