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Perspectives: cruel Britannia
- Author:
- ALIBHAI-BROWN Yasmin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.4.98, 1998, p.8.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that Britain is great, so long as you never grow old and asks why older people get such a raw deal.
Sixty years on: women talk about old age
- Authors:
- FORD Janet, SINCLAIR Ruth
- Publisher:
- Women's Press
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 168p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Attributes of age-identity
- Authors:
- BOWLING Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 25(4), July 2005, pp.479-500.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Chronological age can be an unsatisfactory method of discriminating between older people. The lay concept of how old people actually feel may be more useful. The aim of the analyses reported in this paper was to investigate indicators of age-identity (or subjective age) among a national random sample of people aged 65 or more years living at home in Britain. Information was initially collected by home interview and a follow-up postal questionnaire 12–18 months later. The age that respondents felt was a more sensitive indicator than chronological age of many indicators of the respondents’ health, psychological and social characteristics. Multiple regression analysis showed that baseline health and functional status, and reported changes in these at follow-up, explained 20.4 per cent of the variance in self-perceived age. Adding baseline mental health (anxiety/depression), feelings and fears about ageing at follow-up explained a further 0.8 per cent of the variance, making the total variance explained 21.2 per cent. It is concluded that measures of physical health and functional status and their interactions influenced age-identity. Mental health status and psychological perceptions made a small but significant additional contribution.
Improving attitudes regarding the elderly population: the effects of information and reinforcement for change
- Authors:
- RAGAN Amie M., BOWEN Anne M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 41(4), August 2001, pp.511-515.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In the USA altering negative attitudes associated with ageism may be possible by giving people accurate information about older people in conjunction with reinforcement for change. Ninety-nine college students participated in one of three groups: information only, information plus an innocuous discussion group, and information plus a reinforcement-to-change discussion group. The participants' attitudes toward elderly people were measured before, immediately after the intervention, and at a one-month follow-up. Changes in attitudes across groups and time were analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t tests. Information alone produced initial improvements in attitudes in all groups; however, only the group members who received additional reinforcement for change maintained positive attitude changes at one-month follow-up. This study supports the premise that negative attitudes toward older people are amendable; however, the attitude may be lost without reinforcement for change.
The language of ages
- Author:
- SMITH Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 24.7.96, 1996, pp.55-58.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Through the centuries older people have been subjected to society's prejudices and exclusions. The author looks at language's harsh effects and ageism across history.
Understanding ageism: lessons from feminism and postmodernism
- Author:
- LAWS Glenda
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 35(1), February 1995, pp.112-118.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Argues that ageism is a set of oppressive social relations directed at and constructed in images of the aged body. Drawing from feminist and postmodern theorists it is suggested that essentialism must be avoided and sensitivity must be shown to historical and geographical variations in the form of ageism. The focus is therefore on the contested nature of the aged body and associated identities, whilst rejecting attempts at universalising scholarship. Suggests that work should focus on five sites of struggle around ageist identities: the labour force, the household, popular culture, the state, and the built environment, each of which is involved in the construction and reconstruction of the aged body.
Facts, myths and power: the social construction of senile dementia
- Author:
- SHORTT Susanne
- Publisher:
- University of Warwick. Department of Applied Social Studies/Social Care Associat
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Coventry
Dissertation examining the social construction of senile dementia, and suggesting that ageism and sexism operate in conjunction with an oppressive medical perspective on this condition to create a triple jeopardy for white older people that is exacerbated for black elders by racism.
The elderly mystique: constraints on the autonomy of the elderly with disabilities
- Author:
- COHEN Elias S.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, pp.24-31. Supplementary Issue., June 1988, pp.24-31. Supplementary Issue.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
To avoid paternalisation in services for elderly people lessons need to be learned from the women's movement, the independent living movement and normalisation programmes.
Factors associated with attitudes toward older adults in social work students: a systematic review
- Authors:
- BAIK Sol, DAVITT Joan K.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, early cite July 2021,
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This systematic review examined the factors associated with social work students’ attitudes toward older adults or working with older adults from the literature published in the last decade. Twelve peer-reviewed empirical studies published between 2011 and 2020 were included for review. Results suggest that both direct and indirect exposures to older adults positively changed social work students’ attitudes. While infusing exposure to older adults into courses appeared effective in modifying students’ attitudes, inconsistent measurement and lack of information across studies made it impossible to compare the effectiveness of interventions across studies. Implications for gerontological social work education are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Reframing ageing: public perceptions of ageing, older age and demographic change
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER
- Publisher:
- Centre for Ageing Better
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 44
- Place of publication:
- London
This report, based on mixed methods research conducted by Savanta ComRes and Equally Ours, builds on previous research to better understand public attitudes towards older age and ageing. It is part of a wider programme to examine how ageing and demographic change are talked about in society. Despite the existence of many predominately negative narratives across society from political actors, the media, and the advertising industry, public attitudes towards ageing and older age are mixed. This research shows that while some parts of the population hold overwhelmingly negative views about ageing, many see it in a more positive light. Attitudes towards ageing are also complex and nuanced: it is possible for individuals to feel both negative and positive things about ageing and older age. The paper argues that there is a dominant view that ‘ageing is about old people’ – ageing is an inevitable process of physical and cognitive decline, leading to the destination of old age and, ultimately, death. But an alternative view is emerging, which see ageing as a life-long process – with the right policies, environments and support people can age well, extending healthy life expectancy, leading fulfilling lives and having a purpose. The gap between these two views represents the reframing challenge. The report explores this and how we create that shift from the dominant view to the alternative view. (Edited publisher abstract)