Quality of contact with grandparents is key to youths' views of ageism

(Society for Research in Child Development) A new study from Belgium sought to identify the factors underlying this form of discrimination. It found that ageist stereotypes in children and adolescents generally decrease around ages 10 to 12, and that young people who say they have very good contact with their grandparents have the lowest levels of ageism.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news