Ageism: Encyclopedia II - Ageism - Examples

Ageism - Examples

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Ageism - Ageism

An example of ageism is thinking that all teenagers like rock music, are immature and insubordinate, use slang and profanity, watch R-rated movies and play M-rated videogames; or that all elderly are slow, weak, demented and dependent.

Ageism - Age discrimination

Although like all forms of discrimination, age discrimination has always been a problem, it is most severe at present in the entertainment and computer industries. Many elderly actors, musicians, scriptwriters, programmers, and electrical engineers have all complained that it is difficult for them to find work, even though they are well-qualified in terms of education and experience.

In a survey for the University of Kent, England, 29% of respondents stated that they had suffered from age discrimination. This is a higher proportion than for gender or race discrimination. Dominic Abrams, Social Psychology professor at the University, concluded that ageism is the most pervasive form of prejudice experienced in the UK population. How Ageist is Britain? - Age Concern survey (PDF). Ņïçöļê Ĉëļèšťé

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