Using Photovoice to Explore Attitudes toward and Experiences with Images of Older Adults

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  • Author(s): Ju Hyun Kim; Hye in Oh; Sang Ah Chun
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Educational Gerontology. 2024 50(2):158-173.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      16
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Older Adults; Photography; Visual Aids; College Students; Student Attitudes; Negative Attitudes; Bias; Consciousness Raising; Intergenerational Programs; Foreign Countries; Aging (Individuals)
    • Subject Terms:
      South Korea
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/03601277.2023.2235208
    • ISSN:
      0360-1277
      1521-0472
    • Abstract:
      This study examined university students' perceptions of older adults. The study employed the photovoice, analyzing visual data (photographs) and in-depth interviews conducted with five university students to capture more accurate and candid images of older adults. Themes from photographs, interviews, and focus group discussions were organized into three categories: study participants' negative 'otherization' of older adults, a critical awakening of 'discrimination and exclusion' in daily life, and the consciousness raising among young people who were used to 'otherizing'. Young adults who differed from older adults due to their decline in old age noticed various forms and degrees of discrimination and exclusion of older adults in daily life through photovoice experience. Moreover, young adults developed positive perspectives and recognized the strengths of the older adults. This study is unique in providing specific and practical insights into the co-existence of two generations. Our findings suggest that developing and implementing programs and policies that promote positive interaction between young and older generations will contribute to resolving inter-generational conflict and ageism.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1411461