Social Distance and Intergenerational Relations

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Abstract
Questionnaires were administered to a sample of adults to assess the extent of social distance between people of different ages. The findings suggest that the greater the age difference (younger or older) between people, the greater the social distance they feel. Moreover, people appear to feel more socially distant from the elderly, regardless of their own age. The source of estrangement seems to be the amount of contact with people of different ages: the less the contact, the greater the social distance.

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