Ageism stereotyping and prejudice against older persons / edited by Todd D. Nelson.

Other author Nelson, Todd D., 1966-
Format Electronic
EditionSecond Edition.
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2017]
Descriptionviii, 365 pages ; 23 cm
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Subjects

Contents Origins of ageism -- Ageism in childhood / Yoav S. Bergmag -- Implicit ageism / Maria Clara P. de Paula Couto and Dirk Wentura -- Succession, consumption, and identity : prescriptive ageism domains / Michael S. North and Susan T. Fiske -- How our mortal fate contributes to ageism : a terror management perspective / Jeff Greenberg, Peter Helm, Molly Maxfield, and Jeff Schimel -- Effects of ageism -- Ageism and elder mistreatment : talking the talk but not walking the walk / Lynn McDonald -- Ageism and the helping professions / Sarah H. Kagan -- The nature and effects of patronizing speech on older adults / Daphne Blunt Bugental and Jessica A. Hehman -- Age discrimination and older workers / Barbara Griffin, Piers Bayl-Smith, and Jennifer Barbour -- Applications -- What's holding us back? : ageism in higher education / Susan Krauss Whitbourne and Joann M. Montepare -- Cross cultural differences in ageism / Ehud Bodner -- Combating ageism / Laura Shannonhouse, Amanda Rumsey, and Mary Chase Mize -- Contributors -- Index.
General noteRevised edition of Ageism, c2002.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016041473
ISBN9780262533409 (pbk. : alk. paper)