ATTITUDES TOWARD AGING AMONG PACIFIC ISLANDER HEALTH STUDENTS IN FIJI

Autor:	Suzy Gattuso, Anna Shadbolt
Rok vydání:	2002
Předmět:	Attitudes Toward Aging Gerontology business.industry Cultural values Medicine Pacific islanders Geriatrics and Gerontology Older people business Student attitude Curriculum Indigenous Education
Zdroj:	Educational Gerontology. 28:99-106
ISSN:	1521-0472 0360-1277
DOI:	10.1080/03601270252801364
Popis:	The relation between attitudes to aging and cultural values is a complex one. This study contrasts attitudes to aging among Pacific Islander students with attitudes in a comparable Australian sample. Australian society is represented as ageist, whereas Pacific Islander cultures are reported to be age-inclusive. Attitudes were assessed using the Reactions to Ageing Questionnaire, and data also were collected on levels of intimate contact with older people, said to be related to attitude. A comparison of Australian with Pacific Islander data showed no difference in attitude or degree of intimate contact. Within the Pacific Islander sample indigenous Fijians had significantly more positive attitudes than did Indo-Fijians and significantly more intimate contact. Indo-Fijians, but not indigenous Fijians, also were significantly more negative in attitude than Australian students. Educators aiming to incorporate gerontological knowledge and to challenge ageism in the curriculum should not assume student attitude...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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