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They may cause us to ignore the elderly or treat them as sickly when they are not. They may cause us to agree to policies and practices that we would not agree to if we didn’t hold these stereotypes. They may cause us to exclude the elderly from activities or force people to retire before they would like.
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library.thinkquest.org/10120/cyber/extended/what_image....
library.thinkquest.org/10120/cyber/extended/what_image.html
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In earlier studies, Levy found that elderly volunteers who reported negative stereotypes about old people were more likely to display heightened physiological responses to stress and to report unhealthy habits, such as cigarette smoking.
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www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/41105/title/Taking_...
www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/41105/title/Taking_age_stereotypes_to_heart
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This web page depicts the stereotypes and real facts and opinions concerning the elderly. ... A. For reference, go to www.dogpile.com, look up old people AND elderly people AND stereotypes. Using the word, and as a conjunction, you can and will find a lot of resources concerning the elderly people.
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www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/dabloom.ht...
www.viterbo.edu/academic/ug/education/edu250/dabloom.htm
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New research reveals that people's attitudes appear considerably malleable in their golden years, countering stereotypes of elderly people having unyielding opinions.
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www.apa.org/monitor/feb99/set.html
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The study found that older people with more positive self-perceptions of aging, ... Another factor likely involved, according to the researchers, is cardiovascular response to stress, which Dr. Levy's earlier research has shown can be adversely affected when elderly persons are exposed to negative stereotypes of aging.
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www.apa.org/releases/longevity.html
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Those in their 50s and early 60s had higher expectations than the over-70s, suggesting that in future elderly viewers would not be prepared simply to accept what was on offer. A sample of 3,364 adults found that older people had broad interests and viewing patterns which did not fit stereotypes.
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www.globalaging.org/elderrights/world/stereotypes.htm
www.globalaging.org/elderrights/world/stereotypes.htm
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Geezer-Bashing: Media Attacks on the Elderly ... During the Fall semester of 1997, I posed the following challenge to my Processes of Aging class: Given our discussions of the stereotypes and roles of older people, your assignment is to locate and critically analyze that website which provides the most positive images...
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www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/ger-tv.html
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Older people who have negative stereotypes about the elderly have a greater chance of hearing decline, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the March issue of Journals of Gerontology.
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www.whatsnextnetwork.com/health/index.php/2006/02/28/ol...
www.whatsnextnetwork.com/health/index.php/2006/02/28/older_people_who_have_negative_stereotyp
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Buying into negative stereotypes about elderly people can decrease their ability to perform everyday tasks, said Dr. Sheree Kwong See, a systems professor of the U of A Department of Psychology.
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www.ualberta.ca/~publicas/folio/35/19/05.HTM
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