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Ageism

Ageism. A set of beliefs, attitudes, norms and values used to justify age-based prejudice and discrimination. Functionalism & Ageism Elderly people are treated according to the role the aged play in that society. Agricultural Society Work was priority Age had no meaning Colonial Society

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Ageism

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  1. Ageism A set of beliefs, attitudes, norms and values used to justify age-based prejudice and discrimination.

  2. Functionalism & AgeismElderly people are treated according to the role the aged play in that society. • Agricultural Society • Work was priority • Age had no meaning • Colonial Society • Age = Respect • Age = Wisdom • Technical Society • Change is necessary to combat ageism • Aging = lower status

  3. Conflict & AgeismElderly people compete for economic resources, power & prestige. • Pre-Industrial Society • Respect • No stigma with age • Industrial/Technical Society • Old age pushed aside for younger workers. • Forced retirement

  4. Symbolic Interactionism & AgeismNegative images of the elderly are learned just as other aspects of culture are learned. • Stereotypes of the elderly are implanted into society. • The stereotypes do not hold true in general.

  5. Inequality & the Elderly • Economics of the elderly • Government assumes less money is needed for the elderly; therefore the measurement of poverty is skewed. • Elderly plus ethnic minority, results is being worse off financially. • Elderly women are one of the poorest segments in American society.

  6. Socioeconomic Characteristics of Elderly Americans (2009)

  7. Inequality of the Elderly • Political Power of the elderly • Voting turnout increases with age • However, the lack of unity amongst the elderly weakens their political clout. • As population ages & interest groups that represent this group grow = “Gray Power” will become significant in politics

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