First, here
is an excellent definition of ageism.
“Attitudes, beliefs, and conceptions of the nature and characteristics
that are prejudicial, distorting their actual characteristics, abilities etc.”
Next is a report on age discrimination and gender. I think this is important because it help’s us recognize
ageist behaviour. It is interesting
that on only one item below, rental housing, are the men, on the average,
treated worse than the women.
Percentage
reporting at least once
_______________________________________Males % Females %
1. I was ignored and not
taken seriously because of my age. 23.5 31.2
2. I was given a birthday
card that makes fun at old people. 18.1 81.9
3. My house was vandalized
because of my age. 17.6
76.5
4. I was
called an insulting name because of my age. 43.7 55.3
5. I was
patronized and “talked down to” because of my age. 25.6 37.4
6. I was
refused rental housing because of my age. 80.0
20.0
7. I was
rejected as unattractive because of my age. 33.3
64.7
8. A
waiter or waitress or waitress ignored me because of age. 33.5
66.6
9. I was
denied employment because of my age 28.3
70.7
10. I was denied a promotion because of my
age
24.5
73.5
11. I was victimized by a criminal because
of my age 19.0
76.2
Inte Intrestingly, the article listed below also explores
ageism among people with different levels of
edu education and ethnicity.
[1] This material was gathered from Social
Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective organized by Nancy Hooyman and
Asuman Kayax ISBN
0-205-33625-6
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