Resource: Ageism Linked to Culture, Not Demographics: Evidence From an 8-Billion-Word Corpus Across 20 Countries
Resource Type: | Reports and Papers |
About this resource: | This exhaustive study addresses the cultural component of ageism and lays the groundwork for tackling it. "Demographics is only one side of the #ageism coin; the cultural side is equally, if not more important." This fascinating study "lays the groundwork to tackle societal ageism—one of our generation’s most pernicious threats." Is ageism related to the demographics of aging, or society’s cultural values? Researchers tested both hypotheses across 20 countries. Of the 20, UK topped the ageism table, while Sri Lanka had the lowest ageism score |
Contact information: | Email address: spprng@nus.edu.sg |
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