Age-related humor as an indicator of attitudes and perceptions

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 245-250

  Kelly, Lynn E ^a   Knox, V J ^a   Gekoski, William L ^a   Evans, Kathryn M ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 0023353289     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1987.9713690     Document Type: Article

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