Elder respect among American college students: exploration of behavioral forms.
This study explored the ways in which college students conveyed elder respect. Based on data from a questionnaire survey of 521 subjects, 12 forms of elder respect, ranging from care respect to celebratory respect, were measured. Of these forms, six--acquiescent respect, care respect, linguistic respect, salutatory respect, consulting respect, and presentational respect--were frequently practiced. This study provides insights as to how younger adults in American culture exhibit elder respect. A typology of the forms signifying elder respect among the young American adults is presented. Implications of the findings and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Sung
Kyu-Taik
KT
School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-0411, USA. ktsung@usc.edu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004645:Empathy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D012919:Social Behavior; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities