Comparing social work and Non-Social work students’ attitudes about aging: Implications to promote work with elders

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 21-36

  Anderson, Denise ^a   Wiscott, Richard ^a  

^a SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attitudes of aging; Differences; Gerontology; Knowledge; Non social work students; Personal experience; Professional characteristics; Spirituality; Undergraduate social work students; Work with older adults

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244469970     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v42n02_03     Document Type: Article

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