The American Idealization of Old Age in Japan.

Tobin, Joseph Jay

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Publication Date: 1987

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The American Idealization of Old Age in Japan.

Tobin, Joseph Jay

Gerontologist, v27 n1 p53-58 Feb 1987

Studied American images of Japanese aging in Americans (N=40) living temporarily in Japan and Americans (N=120) living in Chicago and Honolulu. Results suggest that Americans idealize Japanese old age; that this idealization reflects Americans' ambivalence about dependence across the life cycle; and that this idealization is not limited to laymen. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Attitudes, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Images, Mythology, North Americans, Older Adults, Stereotypes

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan; United States

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