Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
Editor and Book Reviews Editor: John Edwards (St Francis Xavier University, Canada)
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Volume: 24 Number: 3 Page: 178–183
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Age Vitality: Perceptions of Young Canadian, Turkish and Georgian Urban and Rural Adults
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Howard Giles, Marina Kutchukhides, Kutlay Yagmur and Kimberly A. Noels
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This study extends previous research on age-group vitality around the Pacific Rim by examining the perceptions of urban and rural respondents from Turkey, Canada and the nation of Georgia towards young,
middle-aged, and older adults. As in prior research, middle-aged targets were accorded the highest vitality, and a new age-vitality profile was associated with Georgian rural informants. Some urban-rural
differences in vitality ratings emerged, and Canadians rated the vitality of older people highest. Across the three countries, Georgian respondents rated young vitality the highest and older adult vitality
the lowest. The findings are discussed in terms of dimensions of social change.
Keywords: AGE, GROUP VITALITY, RURAL DIFFERENCES, GEORGIAN REPUBLIC, TURKEY, CANADA
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