▁and ▁more ▁friendly ▁way ▁while ▁developing ▁a ▁construct ive ▁spirit ▁against ▁it . ▁The ▁met ap hor ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁auto - Age ism ▁and ▁adult ocracy ▁exhib ited ▁by ▁the ▁evil ▁queen ▁of ▁the ▁Snow ▁White ▁fair y ▁tale ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁social ▁Age ism ▁symbol ized ▁by ▁the ▁mirror . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁' The ▁Inter gener ational ▁Study ' ▁by ▁L yd ia ▁G im é nez - LL ort ▁and ▁Pa ula ▁Ram í rez - Bo ix ▁from ▁the ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Barcelona ▁is ▁aim ed ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁link ▁between ▁grand par ents ▁and ▁grands ons ▁( pos itive ▁family ▁relationships ) ▁that ▁can ▁minim ize ▁the ▁Age ism ▁towards ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁Stud ents ▁of ▁several ▁Spanish ▁univers ities ▁have ▁en rolled ▁in ▁this ▁study ▁which ▁soon ▁will ▁be ▁also ▁performed ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁Niger ia , ▁Barb ados , ▁Argentina , ▁and ▁Mexico . ▁The ▁pre lim inary ▁results ▁reve al ▁that ▁' The ▁Inter gener ational ▁study ▁question naire ' ▁indu ces ▁young ▁people ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁ref lex ive ▁and ▁aut oc rit ic ▁analysis ▁of ▁their ▁inter gener ational ▁relationships ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁those ▁shown ▁towards ▁other ▁un related ▁old ▁people ▁which ▁results ▁very ▁positive ▁to ▁challenge ▁Age ism . ▁A ▁cort omet rage ▁about ▁' The ▁International ▁Study ' ▁has ▁been ▁directed ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Tom ás ▁Sun yer ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁City ▁College . ▁ ▁V