TY - JOUR
T1 - Testing the myths of aging stereotyping
T2 - Reflection through clothing and appearance related information in a compendium
AU - Skinner, Sophia L.
AU - Chowdhary, Usha
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - Four myths from H. Kujath, U. Chowdhary, C. Schultz, P. Hasselriis, D. Venn, and S. Henson's (1992a, pp. 27-28) document were tested by analyzing a literary compendium, Songs of experience: An anthology of literature on growing old, edited by M. Fowler and P. McCutcheon (1991). Clothing and appearance related cues were used to support or reject the myths of aging stereotyping. The results indicated that only 9 of the 75 compositions representing novels and stories qualified for the analysis. Three of the four myths were not supported by the evidence. The evidence on one of the myths was controversial, depending on the perspective taken, whether that of a perceiver or the perceived. Several possibilities regarding the viability of extending this technique and results for future use are di scussed.
AB - Four myths from H. Kujath, U. Chowdhary, C. Schultz, P. Hasselriis, D. Venn, and S. Henson's (1992a, pp. 27-28) document were tested by analyzing a literary compendium, Songs of experience: An anthology of literature on growing old, edited by M. Fowler and P. McCutcheon (1991). Clothing and appearance related cues were used to support or reject the myths of aging stereotyping. The results indicated that only 9 of the 75 compositions representing novels and stories qualified for the analysis. Three of the four myths were not supported by the evidence. The evidence on one of the myths was controversial, depending on the perspective taken, whether that of a perceiver or the perceived. Several possibilities regarding the viability of extending this technique and results for future use are di scussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/0360127980240206
DO - 10.1080/0360127980240206
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:26044469906
VL - 24
SP - 175
EP - 189
JO - Educational Gerontology
JF - Educational Gerontology
SN - 0360-1277
IS - 2
ER -