Communication predicaments of aging: Patronizing behavior toward older adults

EB Ryan, ML Hummert… - Journal of Language and …, 1995 - journals.sagepub.com
Within a communication accommodation framework, this article reviews the emerging
literature on patronizing communication directed to older adults in both institutional and …

Attitudes toward younger and older adults: An updated meta‐analytic review

ME Kite, GD Stockdale, BE Whitley Jr… - Journal of social …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
This meta‐analytic review of 232 effect sizes showed that, across five categories, attitudes
were more negative toward older than younger adults. Perceived age differences were …

Communication accommodation theory: Past accomplishments, current trends, and future prospects

H Giles, AL Edwards, JB Walther - Language Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract This Special Issue commemorates the 50th anniversary of communication
accommodation theory (CAT) in 2023, formerly known as speech accommodation theory …

The risks of ageism model: How ageism and negative attitudes toward age can be a barrier to active aging

HJ Swift, D Abrams, RA Lamont… - Social Issues and Policy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The World Health Organization's (WHO) active aging framework recognizes that age barriers
and ageism need to be removed in order to increase potential for active aging. However …

Evaluations of an artificial intelligence instructor's voice: Social Identity Theory in human-robot interactions

C Edwards, A Edwards, B Stoll, X Lin… - Computers in Human …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study employs the Computers are Social Actors (CASA) paradigm to extend the
predictions of Social Identity Theory (SIT) to human-robot interaction (HRI) in the context of …

The social separation of old and young: A root of ageism

GO Hagestad, P Uhlenberg - Journal of social issues, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Ageism has been the focus of numerous publications, while age segregation is a neglected
topic. Ageism on a micro‐individual level is linked to segregation on a macro level in a …

“They” are old but “I” feel younger: Age-group dissociation as a self-protective strategy in old age.

D Weiss, FR Lang - Psychology and aging, 2012 - psycnet.apa.org
Age becomes an important self-defining aspect particularly during advanced age. With
increasing age, negative attributes related to age and aging become salient. Aging-related …

How young and older adults differ in their responses to perceived age discrimination.

TA Garstka, MT Schmitt, NR Branscombe… - Psychology and …, 2004 - psycnet.apa.org
The authors examined the consequences of perceived age discrimination for well-being and
group identification. The rejection-identification model suggests that perceived …

[BOOK][B] Intergenerational communication across the life span

A Williams, JF Nussbaum - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Individuals of all ages interact with one another, and their interactions have significance
throughout their lives. This distinctive volume acknowledges the importance of these …

Attitudes toward older adults

ME Kite, LS Wagner, T Nelson - Ageism: Stereoty** and …, 2002 - books.google.com
Old age is a social category we join or anticipate joining with feelings of ambivalence. As
has often been noted, most of us aspire to reach old age; after all, the alternative is to die …