Adult age, gender, and race group differences in images of aging

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-325

  Foos, Paul W ^a   Clark, M Cherie ^b   Terrell, Debra F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attitudes; Image; Race differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847050272     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.167.3.309-325     Document Type: Article

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