Abstract
Based on the original survey “Relating to Older People Evaluation” (ROPE) by Cherry and Palmore (2008), we have elaborated the instrument Evaluation for Older Adults that consists of 20 items. In this project, we intend on studying the positive and negative behaviors which people have been able to inter- nalize during their daily life, as well as a previous psychometric analysis about the validity of the instru- ment. The sample is formed by, on one side, students of Psycho pedagogy, and the other side, older stu- dents that belong to the Class of Experience of the University of Seville. The results obtained suggest that the majority of the people take into consideration the positive behaviors, and both the young and the older adults reinforce the behaviors of and toward the older adults. It is important to highlight the significant differences as far as gender in relation to the internalization of positive behaviors, being more frequent in women than in men. In the discussion, we analyze the implications about social perception towards older people as a social phenomenon, as well as the strategies to reduce the negative behaviors towards older people in daily life.
Highlights
The majority of people are familiar with the concept of age discrimination, which refers to any type of prejudice or discrimination based on chronological age. Butler (1969) was the first to coin this term; and since a wide range of experimental evidence documents the frequent and generalized presence of studies about discrimination based on reasons of age in our society today (Palmore, 1999, 2001)
The purpose of the present study is to develop a profile of older persons in relation to the positive and negative behaviors that are manifested towards them during their daily life
Almost the same frequency is found in the other two behaviors of positive discrimination: “Enjoys conversing with older persons because of his or her age” (91%); and “Maintains the doors open for older people as a result of their age” (86%) (Table 2)
Summary
The majority of people are familiar with the concept of age discrimination, which refers to any type of prejudice or discrimination based on chronological age. Butler (1969) was the first to coin this term; and since a wide range of experimental evidence documents the frequent and generalized presence of studies about discrimination based on reasons of age in our society today (Palmore, 1999, 2001). Many perceived behaviors such as demonstrating courtesy towards older persons can be precisely manifestations of discrimination, based on the expression of stereotypical attitudes (Palmore, 1999). Various investigations about age discrimination can be found, such as a scale that measures attitudes towards older persons (Kogan, 1961); or the Semantic Differential about Aging (Rosecranz & McNevin, 1969). A questionnaire has been elaborated in order to measure the prejudice beliefs and the discrimination towards older persons (Palmore, 2001). This way, it can be demonstrated the importance of taking into account the incidence and the prevalence of age discrimination in society in general
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