David L. Petty’s scientific contributions

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An analysis of attitudes and behaviors of young adults toward the aged /
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David L. Petty

Thesis--Texas A & M University. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-128). "Major subject: Sociology."

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... Contrary to Petty's (1977) finding that older adults were significantly more negative than younger adults toward older people, the present study found attitudes to be largely positive or neutral, but more so by the older than younger participants. Of the 69 bipolar scales studied, the younger participants (in the 1980 study) rated older adults as: rigid, frigid, habituated, clannish, poor, conservative, weak, unhealthy, gossipy and subjective. ...

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ATTITUDES TOWARD THE AGED OF PERSONS UNDER AND OVER THE AGE OF FORTY
An analysis of attitudes and behaviors of young adults toward the aged /
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