An inconvenienced youth? Ageism and its potential intergenerational roots

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 982-997

  North, Michael S ^a   Fiske, Susan T ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age based prejudice; Ageism; Hostile ageism; Intergenerational tension

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; AGING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGEISM; AGING; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84870299323     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027843     Document Type: Article

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