The social psychology of aging
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The social psychology of aging
（Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology）
Sage Pub., c1989
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"Based on presentations given at the fifth Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology on February 20, 1988 ... at the Claremont Graduate School" --Pref
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Description
Common stereotypes of the elderly include, for example, that they are in poor health, unhappy, lonely and fearful of crime. However, less than a quarter of the older adults in a recent survey reported experiencing these problems. In light of this research, how can such negative stereotypes be remedied? The Social Psychology of Aging challenges basic social assumptions inherent in studying old age. The chapters are based upon presentations given at the fifth Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology in 1988.
Table of Contents
Introduction - Shirlynn Spacapan and Stuart Oskamp
Old Age - Robert O Hansson
Testing the Parameters of Social Psychological Assumptions
A Social Dilemma - Melvin J Lerner et al
Egocentrically Biased Cognitions Among Filial Caregivers
Experiencing the Retirement Transition - Tora K Bikson and Jacqueline D Goodchilds
Managerial and Professional Men Before and After
Post-Retirement Life Satisfaction - Philip H Dreyer
Environmental Proactivity and Affect in Older People - M Powell Lawton
Personal Possessions and Their Meanings in Old Age - N Laura Kamptner
Aging and Public Policy - J Thomas Puglisi and Larry D Rickards
Psychological Perspectives
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