Different dimensions of ageist attitudes among men and women: A multigenerational perspective

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 895-901

  Bodner, Ehud ^a   Bergman, Yoav S ^a   Cohen Fridel, Sara ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

age groups; ageism; aging; death; gender differences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGEISM; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRABONI SCALE OF AGEISM; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860121707     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610211002936     Document Type: Article

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