Is it merely a coincidence that this post follows the 'crash test' posts? Annette
OK, OK, I'm ashamed of my ageist comments, even if I am nearly there (age wise, that is). Quoting Todd Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Dear TIPS colleagues, > > I am pleased to tell you that Blackwell publishers is currently producing > issue 61 (2) of the Journal of Social Issues, which will focus on AGEISM > (prejudice against older adults). The issue should be published and > available by the end of May. > > The issue represents the most current empirical and theoretical work by > distinguished researchers in the field of age prejudice (see Table of > Contents for the issue, at the end of this email). It is partitioned into > three sections: foundations of ageism, experiencing ageism, and > theoretical perspectives on ageism. > > In social perception, we tend to automatically categorize people along > three primary dimensions: Race, Gender, and Age. These automatic > categorizations can and do facilitate the formation of category-specific > stereotypes. While researchers know much about Racism and Sexism, we know > comparatively little about Ageism. It can be argued that one reason this > is so, is that ageism is much more "invisible" (i.e., institutionalized in > our culture) than the other types of prejudice. For example, birthday cards > communicate the message "I am sorry to hear you are another year older". > There is a multi-billion dollar industry designed to hide signs of aging > (wigs, creams, makeup, and of course, plastic surgery). > > Prejudice against older people is pervasive and a pernicious influence on > the health and well-being of older persons. It is my hope that this issue > will help highlight the great work being done in the field by these > distinguished researchers, and to help spark the imagination of other > researchers who can join us in identifying the causes, consequences, and > ways to reduce prejudice against older people. > > Best, > > Todd D. Nelson, Ph.D. > Gemperle Foundation Distinguished Professor > Department of Psychology > 801 West Monte Vista Ave. > California State University > Turlock, California 95382 > Office: (209) 667-3442 > FAX: (209) 664-7067 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > TABLE OF CONTENTS > > Journal of Social Issues issue 61(2) > -- Forthcoming in May, 2005 > > AGEISM > > Issue Editor: Todd Nelson > > Ageism: Prejudice Against Our Feared Future Self > > Todd D. Nelson > > > Foundations of Ageism > > A Terror Management Perspective on Ageism > > Andy Martens, Jamie L. Goldenberg, and Jeff Greenberg > > > > Attitudes Toward Younger and Older Adults: An Updated Meta-analytic > Review > > Mary E. Kite, Gary D. Stockdale, Bernard E. Whitley, Jr., and > Blair T. Johnson > > > > This Old Stereotype: The Pervasiveness and Persistence of the Elderly > Stereotype > > Amy J. C. Cuddy, Michael I. Norton, and Susan T. Fiske > > > > Experiencing Ageism > > Ageism and Ageist Language Across the Lifespan: Intimate Relationships and > Non-intimate Interactions > > Jon F. Nussbaum, , Margaret J. Pitts, Frances N. Huber, Janice L. Krieger, > and Jennifer E. Ohs > > > > Re-Vision of Older Television Characters: A Stereotype-Awareness > Intervention > > Margie M. Donlon, Ori Ashman, and Becca R. Levy > > > > Perceiving Age Discrimination in Response to Intergenerational Inequity > > > Teri A. Garstka, Mary Lee Hummert, and Nyla R. Branscombe > > > > Theoretical Perspectives on Ageism > > The Social Separation of Old and Young: A Root of Ageism > > Gunhild O. Hagestad and Peter Uhlenberg > > > > Ageism and Age Categorization > > Bill Bytheway > > > > Models of the Aging Self > > Joel R. Sneed and Susan Krauss Whitbourne > > > > Epilogue > > Ageism Across the Lifespan: Towards a Self-Categorization Model of Ageing > > Howard Giles and Scott A. Reid > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
