ageism

toc 1374003497 =Definition:= A prejudicial view of older adults that characterizes them in negative ways HGD Chapter 1, p. 8

Related to:
Social Clock Age Norms

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 * In U.S. culture older adults are often perceived as incompetent. Many are denied opportunities to work because employers believe that they are incapable of carrying out required job functions. Thus, social expectations about the appropriate age for retirement work together with ageism to shape individual lives, resulting in a pattern in which most people retire or significantly reduce their working hours in later adulthood.

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