Aging stereotypes - Internalization or inoculation? A commentary

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages

  Zebrowitz, Leslie A ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; GENDER; NOTE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 0041849646     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/58.4.P214     Document Type: Note

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