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Learning to Be Old: How Qualitative Research Contributes to Our Understanding of Ageism
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Today, we have a life expectancy that earlier eras could not have dreamed of. An aging population is the hallmark of a successful society. How is it, then, that we consider one of the greatest achievements of society to be a disaster? This talk argues that the beliefs underlying ageism, based on the premise that all old people are the same, pervade contemporary thinking. Despite the fact that becoming old involves physical changes, aging has a significant social component. This presentation marks the culmination of 25 years of qualitative research in gerontology. Given the theme of the conference, the talk begins by discussing how the Trojan horse of positivist approaches is eroding the inductive nature of qualitative research. It then illustrates, based on inductive, interpretive research, how we learn to be old and accept myths associated with aging through the way people treat us.
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“The stories in this co-design study revealed stereotypes that older adults themselves have internalized about their positioning in society and their interactions with technology”
From Personal Narratives in Technology Design: The Value of Sharing Older Adults’ Stories in the Design of Social Robots (2021) · cites this paper as van den Hoonaard, 2018
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“The stories in this co-design study revealed stereotypes that older adults themselves have internalized about their positioning in society and their interactions with technology (Levy, 2009; van den Hoonaard, 2018).”
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- Authors
- van den Hoonaard, D. K.
- Affiliations
- Gerontology Department, St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
- Venue
- International Journal of Qualitative Methods
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2018-10-25
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 1609-4069 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2898486696
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2
- FWCI
- 1.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- International Journal of Qualitative Methods (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Social Sciences › Life-span and Life-course Studies › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Aging, Health, and Disability
- Keywords
- aging, ageism, older adults, myths about aging, social construction of aging, critique of positivism, qualitative research, gerontology, intergenerational relations, life expectancy
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