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Cross-Cultural Differences in Attitudes About Aging: Moving Beyond the East-West Dichotomy

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Research on cross-cultural differences in aging attitudes has long focused on comparisons between Asian and Western cultures. Such research was inspired by the belief that Confucian values and filial piety in Asian societies would translate into more positive attitudes towards aging and older adults than in the West. However, empirical evidence for this claim is scarce. Recent research indicates that population aging and socioeconomic development may play a more important role for aging attitudes than shared cultural values. Also, effects may differ across individual cultures and specific aspects of aging beliefs. This chapter begins with a definition of attitudes towards aging and a review of relevant theoretical frameworks for understanding cross-cultural differences. We then consider the empirical evidence for cultural differences in specific aspects of aging beliefs and attitudes and conclude with practical implications and an agenda for future research.

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing.

Confucius

All diseases run into one, old age.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

All authors were affiliated with Cornell University at the time of manuscript preparation.

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  1. Dept. of Health and Physical Education, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR

    Sheung-Tak Cheng

  2. School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA

    Iris Chi

  3. Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR

    Helene H. Fung

  4. School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Lydia W. Li

  5. Dept. of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR

    Jean Woo

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Löckenhoff, C.E., Lee, D.S., Buckner, K.M.L., Moreira, R.O., Martinez, S.J., Sun, M.Q. (2015). Cross-Cultural Differences in Attitudes About Aging: Moving Beyond the East-West Dichotomy. In: Cheng, ST., Chi, I., Fung, H., Li, L., Woo, J. (eds) Successful Aging. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9331-5_19

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