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Age-Stereotype Paradox: Opportunity for Social Change
Abstract
An age-stereotype paradox has developed in the United States due to factors that would suggest age stereotypes should be increasing in positivity over time; whereas, recent evidence shows they are becoming more negative. Reasons for predicting an increase in positivity are presented, followed by reasons that help to explain why the reverse is occurring. To illustrate the age-stereotype paradox, four domains that help to shape the status of older individuals were selected: health, intergenerational contact, legislation, and social climate. Two proposals are then made for eliminating the paradox by reversing the age-stereotypes negativity trend: establishment of an anti-aging czar and the launching of an aging-rights movement.
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“This may dilute the dominant narrative of older adults as being out-of-sync with new technologies or unable to contribute and, therefore, strengthen the integration of older adults into design processes as valuable resources”
From Personal Narratives in Technology Design: The Value of Sharing Older Adults’ Stories in the Design of Social Robots (2021) · cites this paper as Levy, 2017
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“Our analysis suggests that combining storytelling and co-design when working with older adults can champion a shift to a more positive narrative of aging that demonstrates wisdom and other values of lived experiences”
From Personal Narratives in Technology Design: The Value of Sharing Older Adults’ Stories in the Design of Social Robots (2021) · cites this paper as Levy, 2017
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- Authors
- Levy, B. R.
- Affiliations
- Yale University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Levy, Becca R.
- ORCID
- Levy, Becca R.
- Venue
- The Gerontologist
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2017-06-19
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- suppl_2
- Pages
- S118-S126
- ISSN
- 0016-9013 (ISSN-L)
- 1758-5341
- OpenAlex
- W2738866580
- Cited by
- 102
- References
- 74
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 16.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Gerontologist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Demography › Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Keywords
- age stereotypes, older adults, social status of older people, intergenerational interaction, social climate, elderly health, social change
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