Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2009):

Global aging: challenges for community psychology.

Full Abstract

Older persons are among the major marginalized, disenfranchised citizens worldwide, yet this group has generally been ignored in the community psychology literature. In this paper, we trace the demographic trends in aging worldwide, and draw the field's attention to the United Nations Program on Aging, which structures its policy recommendations in terms of concepts that are familiar to community psychologists. A central theme of the paper is that community psychology can have a role in producing the conceptual shifts needed to change societal attitudes now dominated by negative age stereotypes.

Author information

Author/s: Cheng, Sheung-Tak (ST); Heller, Kenneth (K);

Affiliation: Department of Applied Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. tak.cheng(-atsign-)cityu.edu.hk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: American journal of community psychology (Am J Community Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 44 (issue 1-2) : pp 161-73

Dates: Created 2009/07/24; Completed 2009/11/04;

PMID: 19533332, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/4/2009, IMS Date: )

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Aged Aged, 80 and over Aging Female Health Services Needs and Demand

Humans Male Poverty Prejudice Psychology, Social

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