PRESENTATIONS OF THE ELDERLY IN TEXTBOOKS ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Authors
STOLLEY KS HILL AE
Citation
Ks. Stolley et Ae. Hill, PRESENTATIONS OF THE ELDERLY IN TEXTBOOKS ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, Teaching sociology, 24(1), 1996, pp. 34-45
Citations number
93
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research",Sociology
Journal title
Teaching sociology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0092055X
Volume
24
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
34 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
0092-055X(1996)24:1<34:POTEIT>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The presentation of the elderly in undergraduate textbooks on marriage and family is studied by a content analysis of 27 texts published fro m 1988 to 1993. The aged receive limited amounts of coverage, are ofte n separated from other family issues and events, and are generally ass ociated with specific ''elderly'' topics in these texts. Photographs d epict elderly persons engaging in varied activities but show little di versity of race, class, or gender. Implications and strategies for mor e fully integrated presentations of the elderly are discussed.