Title: Elderly stereotypes - Applied Social Psychology
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Elderly stereotypes
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Content: Just like any form of negative stereotyping, it can have an effect on society and the individual. Levy (2002) stated that negative stereotypes are internalized at a young age and reinforced over time. Levy (2002) found that people 50 years and older who had a more positive self-perception of aging lived 7.5 years longer than people with negative self-perceptions about aging. That's incredible. We have the opportunity to contribute to longevity simply by valuing and revering our aging population in the way they should have been all along. References
Butler, R. N. (1993). Dispelling ageism: The cross-cutting intervention. Generations, 17 (2) : 75.