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The Gerontologist· 2015Q1

The Language of Ageism: Why We Need to Use Words Carefully

Tracey Gendron, E. Ayn Welleford, Jennifer Inker, John T. White

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Twelve percent (n=43) of 354 tweets from students in a senior mentoring program contained discriminatory language, revealing themes like infantilization and 'old as negative'.

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Field: Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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