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ERIC Number: EJ157302
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1977
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Discrimination Against the Aged in Young Childre's Literature
Barnum, Phyllis Winet
Elementary School Journal, 77, 4, 301-308, Mar 77
Reports on a study which analyzed 100 books for children (preschool through grade three) and judged them by three criteria: frequency of occurrence of old people (65 and older) in text and illustrations, nature of their social participation, and their behavioral traits. (BF/JH)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Discrimination, Childrens Literature, Early Childhood Education, Individual Characteristics, Older Adults, Social Bias, Stereotypes
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