Centre for Policy on Ageing
 

 

The foolishness and wisdom of age
 — attitudes toward the elderly as reflected in jokes
Author(s)Joseph Richman
Journal titleThe Gerontologist, vol 17, no 3, June 1977
Pagespp 210-219
KeywordsOlder people ; Jokes [humour] ; Attitudes to the old of general public.
AnnotationA comparison of jokes about the aged with those about children. A negative attitude toward the aged and a positive one toward children were found.
Accession NumberCPA-930609027
ClassmarkB: HKG: TOB

Data © Centre for Policy on Ageing

...from the Ageinfo database published by Centre for Policy on Ageing.
 

CPA home >> Ageinfo Database >> Queries to: webmaster@cpa.org.uk