title: Social psychology and gerontology: a discussion.
abstract: The four papers of this symposium on social psychology and gerontology are critically discussed: Babchuk on primary relation, Shaver on attribution theory, Marris on conservation and innovation, and Lieberman on adaptation.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012938:Social Perception