Description
Levin (1988) claimed that college students age-stereotype solely on information provided by a photograph. Is it really possible that college students make assumptions about people's personality based on physical aging characteristics? By looking at a photo of a man (young, middle-aged, or old), will students evaluate him differently?
Research and read the study. Using the study apply this to age. Find an additional source and include it in your analysis.
Explanation & Answer
Hey buddy, find attached
Running head: AGE STEREOTYPING
1
Age-Related Stereotyping Among Students
Name
Institution Affiliation
Date
AGE STEREOTYPING
2
Age-Related Stereotyping Among Students
Levin, (1988) examined age stereotyping by having undergraduate college students
characterize a range of personal traits of people based on their photographs. Photographs of a
person at the ages of 25, 52, and 73 years were provided. The findings revealed that the older
target (73-year-old photo) was more negatively characterized than the middle-aged and younger
targets. Older people are largely stereotyped with respect to many qualities such as
attractiveness, energy, health, competency, and reliability among others. Although some traits
like health and activity are subjects to inevitable decline with aging, other traits such as
competence and intelligence are hardly so. Older Americans are however still perceived to have
lower intelligence, attractiveness, competency, health, and activity among others. This, despite
converse data continually being presented by gerontologists (Levin, 1988).
Gerontologists have for a long time tried to understand the obsession of North Americans
with the youth and their fear of aging (Kite et al., 2005). Numerous investigations have yielded
conflicting results. Some researchers concluded that negative stereotyping of age is normal while
others re...
Review
Review
24/7 Homework Help
Stuck on a homework question? Our verified tutors can answer all questions, from basic math to advanced rocket science!