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Cross Cultural Differences on the Facts on Ageing Quiz

Additional Comments on Age Bias

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

James C. Romeis  and
Marvin B. Sussman
James C. Romeis
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 300 Hawthorne Road, Wintson-Salem, North Carolina 27103, USA.
Marvin B. Sussman
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, 300 Hawthorne Road, Wintson-Salem, North Carolina 27103, USA.
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Abstract

This report, using the ‘Facts on Ageing Quiz’ developed by Erdman Palmore as a measure, compares responses from US (N=206) and Japan (N=591) samples, thus adding a cross cultural dimension to the literature on age bias measurement. The scale taps for ‘facts’ and indirectly obtains evaluations of stereotypes and attitudes. The data indicate the FAQ is a reliable measure but the validity of the measure's age bias dimension is more complex than previously indicated. Contrary to normative expectations, the Japanese responses indicate a negative age bias that has implications for social norms which affect Japan's elderly.

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Research Article
Information
Ageing & Society , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , November 1982 , pp. 357 - 370
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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