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The Attitudes of the Younger and Older Generations Prior to and After an Intergenerational Program

Stone, Mary Ellen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1228183200

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2008, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
This study assesses older and younger adults’ attitudes toward those of other ages and the ability of an intergenerational program to change the attitudes of younger and older adults. The contact hypothesis suggests that positive interaction, while meeting six criteria, may lead to positive attitude changes. Three intergenerational classes and a comparison group that is age-segregated are used to examine attitudes before and after the course. After participation in an intergenerational program, older adults exhibit significantly more positive attitudes toward younger adults than do younger adults about older adults. However, there is not a significant difference between pre- and post-test mean scores for those in the age-integrated and age-segregated courses. Qualitative observations suggest that a significant amount of positive intergenerational interaction occurs in the intergenerational courses, and are used to asses the context of the classes and to explain the findings.
Jennifer R. Bulanda, PhD (Committee Chair)
Suzanne Kunkel, PhD (Committee Member)
Jane Straker, PhD (Committee Member)
44 p.
Gerontology
Attitudes; Intergenerational; Older and Younger Generations

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  • Stone, M. E. (2008). The Attitudes of the Younger and Older Generations Prior to and After an Intergenerational Program [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1228183200

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stone, Mary. The Attitudes of the Younger and Older Generations Prior to and After an Intergenerational Program. 2008. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1228183200.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stone, Mary. "The Attitudes of the Younger and Older Generations Prior to and After an Intergenerational Program." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1228183200

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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