Intergenerational communication satisfaction and age boundaries in Bulgaria and the United States

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-147

  Giles, Howard ^a   Hajek, Christopher ^b   Stoitsova, Tolya ^c   Choi, Charles W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Age norms; Age stereotypes; Bulgaria; Communication satisfaction; Deference; Elder; Middle age; Respect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BULGARIA; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BULGARIA; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STEREOTYPING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952425532     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-010-9114-x     Document Type: Article

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