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ageism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | agism |
| Type of | discrimination, favoritism, favouritism |
Examples of ageism
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She spoke to TIME's Jeff Chu about her dad's belly, today's Bergman and ageism.
From the time.com
There is no age in isolation that contraindicates surgery, although ageism exists.
From the sciencedaily.com
On the other hand, maybe the old are not the main victims of ageism after all.
From the theatlantic.com
Declaring one's age is not a requirement in state law, only a form of ageism.
From the freep.com
Isn't this just blatant ageism on the part of The Rolling Stones andthe NFL?
From the hecklerspray.com
Ageism is so deeply ingrained that most of the time we don't even notice it.
From the guardian.co.uk
Ageism fuels the idea that older generations can't or won't learn to use technology.
From the guardian.co.uk
A separate study found that many older workers complained about ageism in recruitment.
From the independent.co.uk
I acknowledge that there's a lot of ageism out there, especially for women.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
- Discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people
- Ageism, also called age discrimination is stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age. It is a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age based prejudice and discrimination. This may be casual or systematic. Quadagno, J. (2008). ...
- The treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age
- (ageist) A person who behaves in an ageist manner; Unfairly discriminatory against someone based on their age
- The assumption that a person's age should determine their social status and their roles in society. Usually refers to stereotyping and devaluation of seniors. See: STEREOTYPE / .
- Any attitude, action, or institutional structure which subordinates a person or group because of age or any assignment of roles in society purely on the basis of age" (Traxler, 1980, p. 4). Ageism works against the young and the old and benefits those between 30-early 50s.
- Prejudice or negative attitudes toward aging and the aged.
- Exclusionary practices based solely on age.
- Is the pervasive oppression of people based on their age. Discrimination comes from the societal myth that older and younger people cannot perform certain cognitive or affective standards in the same way simply because they are younger or older. ...
