Gendered perceptions of aging: An examination of college students

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 359-386

  Barrett, Anne E ^a   Von Rohr, Carmen ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANXIETY; ART; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149464545     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.67.4.d     Document Type: Review

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