Positive Portraits of the Elderly in Realistic Fiction for Young Adults.
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1982
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| author | Baggett, Carolyn |
| author_facet | Baggett, Carolyn Baggett, Carolyn |
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| contents | Positive Portraits of the Elderly in Realistic Fiction for Young Adults. Baggett, Carolyn Adolescent Literature Adolescents Age Discrimination Aging (Individuals) Fiction Negative Attitudes Older Adults Role Perception Stereotypes Arguing that the stereotypes of aging and the aged in books and other media are generally negative, this article provides an overview of media study findings and comments extensively on the image of the elderly in several contemporary realistic young adult novels. Eleven references and additional novel titles are provided. (EJS) |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1982 |
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| spellingShingle | Positive Portraits of the Elderly in Realistic Fiction for Young Adults. Baggett, Carolyn Adolescent Literature Adolescents Age Discrimination Aging (Individuals) Fiction Negative Attitudes Older Adults Role Perception Stereotypes Positive Portraits of the Elderly in Realistic Fiction for Young Adults. Baggett, Carolyn Adolescent Literature Adolescents Age Discrimination Aging (Individuals) Fiction Negative Attitudes Older Adults Role Perception Stereotypes Arguing that the stereotypes of aging and the aged in books and other media are generally negative, this article provides an overview of media study findings and comments extensively on the image of the elderly in several contemporary realistic young adult novels. Eleven references and additional novel titles are provided. (EJS) |
| title | Positive Portraits of the Elderly in Realistic Fiction for Young Adults. |
| topic | Adolescent Literature Adolescents Age Discrimination Aging (Individuals) Fiction Negative Attitudes Older Adults Role Perception Stereotypes |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ270047 |