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Act Your Age! The Impact of Electronic Media on Perceptions of Older Adults

Urecki, Chava Zemirah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1501706560603299

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2018, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
This study examined portrayals of older adults on television as perceived by younger (n = 94) and older adults (n = 73). Participants’ knowledge of and beliefs about older adults, discrimination toward older adults (experienced by older adults and exhibited by younger adults), and their perceptions of older adult characters on television were examined following viewing of three television clips (i.e., stereotypical, counter-stereotypical, and neutral). Older adults perceived each video as more offensive than younger adults; younger adults perceived the neutral and stereotypical clips as more accurate than older adults; however, older adults rated the counter-stereotypical clip as more accurate than younger adults; and, younger adults perceived the character depictions more favorably than older adults. The manner in which older adult characters are portrayed may impact older and younger adult viewers’ reactions to television programs. The author calls for further exploration into the implications of stereotyping of older adults across television genres.
Reneé Zucchero, Ph.D (Committee Chair)
John Barrett, Ph.D (Committee Member)
Tammy Sonnentag, Ph.D (Committee Member)
71 p.
Gerontology; Mass Media; Psychology; Social Psychology
older adults; younger adults; television media; perceptions; stereotypes; counter-stereotypes; media portrayals

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  • Urecki, C. Z. (2018). Act Your Age! The Impact of Electronic Media on Perceptions of Older Adults [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1501706560603299

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Urecki, Chava. Act Your Age! The Impact of Electronic Media on Perceptions of Older Adults . 2018. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1501706560603299.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Urecki, Chava. "Act Your Age! The Impact of Electronic Media on Perceptions of Older Adults ." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1501706560603299

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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