Second Impressions: Attitude Change in College Students Toward the Elderly
- 1 August 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Gerontologist
- Vol. 17 (4) , 362-366
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/17.4.362
Abstract
This exploratory investigation tests the applicability of constructs developed in ethnic contact studies to intergenerational contact. The attitudes of young subjects deteriorated significantly after one semester of classroom interaction with elderly fellow students. Factors operant in the deterioration of attitudes as well as limitations in the research are explored. Implications forprogram policy and further research are discussed.Keywords
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