Conceptions and tendencies of age discrimination and attitudes
This study aims to access and explore tendencies in the conceptualization of age discrimination and the perceived attitudes towards older people in regions of Finland and Sweden. The analysis draws on GERDA survey data (GErontological Regional DAtabase), a repeated cross-sectional study in which dat...
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| author | Fredrik Nils Christian Snellman Mikael Nygård Susanne Jungerstam |
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| description | This study aims to access and explore tendencies in the conceptualization of age discrimination and the perceived attitudes towards older people in regions of Finland and Sweden. The analysis draws on GERDA survey data (GErontological Regional DAtabase), a repeated cross-sectional study in which data was collected in 2005 and 2010. The results indicate that the conceptions of age discrimination are changing in a positive direction, which is contrary to results shown in the Eurobarometer. On the basis of balance coefficients we show that conceived attitudes towards older people are changing as well, except for individuals in some sub-groups. We discuss the role of political rhetoric in relation to ageing awareness, the (non)individualization of society and the negotiation of age relations as tentative interpretations that strongly challenge the observed empirical tendencies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-56801d3a03e246c2a8481794bf8b2de22025-08-20T03:26:29ZengScandinavian University PressNordic Journal of Social Research1892-27832013-11-01410.7577/njsr.20701249Conceptions and tendencies of age discrimination and attitudesFredrik Nils Christian Snellman0Mikael Nygård1Susanne Jungerstam2School of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland; Department of Social Work, Umeå University, SwedenDepartment of Social Sciences/Social Policy, Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa, FinlandDegree Programme Social Services, Novia University of Applied Sciences, Vaasa, FinlandThis study aims to access and explore tendencies in the conceptualization of age discrimination and the perceived attitudes towards older people in regions of Finland and Sweden. The analysis draws on GERDA survey data (GErontological Regional DAtabase), a repeated cross-sectional study in which data was collected in 2005 and 2010. The results indicate that the conceptions of age discrimination are changing in a positive direction, which is contrary to results shown in the Eurobarometer. On the basis of balance coefficients we show that conceived attitudes towards older people are changing as well, except for individuals in some sub-groups. We discuss the role of political rhetoric in relation to ageing awareness, the (non)individualization of society and the negotiation of age relations as tentative interpretations that strongly challenge the observed empirical tendencies.https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/njsr/article/view/2070age discriminationattitudesageismtendenciesconceptionsolder people |
| spellingShingle | Fredrik Nils Christian Snellman Mikael Nygård Susanne Jungerstam Conceptions and tendencies of age discrimination and attitudes Nordic Journal of Social Research age discrimination attitudes ageism tendencies conceptions older people |
| title | Conceptions and tendencies of age discrimination and attitudes |
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| title_short | Conceptions and tendencies of age discrimination and attitudes |
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