...Ageism. In this assignment I will discuss my learning outcome from the group discussion and the collaboration of the poster and mind mapping, I will also critically analyse and discuss the public attitude, and my personal perception towards ageism. To gain knowledge of different relationships and how ageism affects society, I will also discuss key concepts in relation towards the inequality and discrimination expressed towards this group of the population. I will examine how the health service and social care professionals conduct themselves towards care of the elderly, and the actions they take to resolve discriminatory practices to reduce social inequality in respect of the elderly. Patch1 After reflecting on my own attitudes regarding my understanding of the elderly, I found that I held similar views in that once an elderly person had reached a particular age they can be easily disregarded as a useful member of society, however my views were not based on any known facts or any valid experience that I had encountered, but rather on my personal interpretation and general stereotype towards the elderly, after our group discussion and after reading relevant literature concerning ageism my opinion has changed. Ageism was introduced by Robert Butler (1969) suggesting it was a process whereby an older person was systematically stereotyped with prejudicial attitudes directed towards them. This was deemed as discrimination. According to (McGlone...
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...Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Physical Hardships 2. Unfair Treatment 3. Elderly Relationships Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism is discrimination against people who are older. This can happen in a number of ways. It can take place in the workplace, thinking that they are too old to do the job, which I’ve seen first hand or that they are too old to be considered for the job. They can also be discriminated against in ways that other people don't notice. Ageism hinders diversity when people of a certain age aren't accepted into a certain group of people. When somebody is "too old" to be accepted they might not get the respect or equal opportunities that they deserve in a certain situation. • What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? How does the ADA address issues for the aging population? The Americans with Disabilities Act is an act that was brought into existence in 1990. It prohibited discrimination based on disability, such as religion, sex, and race. This means that for people who are older, it is illegal for them to be denied a job simply because of their age. It makes them more able to get a job and contribute, not only to society, but to their own life by working and moving up in their jobs because they have more experience and are more qualified...
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...1 What can companies do to protect themselves from legal action with regard to ageism? On one hand, company can draw up workplace policies to avoid any inference of age discrimination in organizations management by legal adviser. When some policies are ruled by law in organizations, those who are 50 years of age or older have the job chances as same as young people. So that facing ageism problem, it can guarantee that the internal organizations have a completed rules with legal action and manage system to solve and treat fairly. On the other hand, companies can make employment decisions based on job performance and economic considerations. Except age, they are also legitimate factor to consider. Sometimes a decision in organizations related to which is highly correlated with age, not age itself. So with this regard, companies can terminating higher- salaried employees when the higher salaries relates to the years of service or age), the burden of proof may be on the employer defending the claim to set up the reasonable factor, which the decision was not age 2 What ramifications could this relationship have for other organizational members and for organizational effectiveness in general if people no longer have to retire? If people no longer have to retire, for other organizational members, they will have more competition pressure with old people (more experiences and skilles than young people). Also because of unfair treatment, like salaries, discipline and other benefits...
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...THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY The beauty and the youth are two caracteristics searched by many people. Everybody sees, in the old age, only health or psychological problems, but old people represent also wisdom and experience. There are a lot of disadvantages of being young forever. One of the most important is to be unable to see your body changing. In this period, the beauty is the only magic formula that can let you go in the mode's world and, for this reason, wrinkles and skin's spots are banned. Unluckily, this ''stylish people'' don't consider that those imperfections show the passage of time and they describe it in a different way. Each wrinkle can be a year or a situation that let you grow up, each skin's spot can symbolize a mistake you made and each tooth decay can represent too much greedy wishes satisfied. Face relaxed, bright-eyed and slim body are one of the advantages of young people, called ''teenagers''. Being young is like a pursuit of happiness because each night is a new chance to have a new way of fun with friends. With the passing of time, this way of life can become boring. Why don't begin to desire to live forever, but grow old? Because we can't modify the course of our life, but we have to ride out difficulties and to desire always the best. Our life is like a never-ending travel from the birth to the death. The landscape, people and needs change but the train goes on. Our life can be compared with the train and not with the railroad...
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...Legislation On The Elderly In The United States Final Paper The Older American Act of 1965 was signed into law on July 14, 1965. This act established the Administration on Aging within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and called for the creation of State Units on Aging. This act was considered one of the most important contributions on aging legislation enacted by congress. This report is a review of legislation regarding Older American Act. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction on the history of Legislation on the Elderly ……………………………………2 Background Early Acts Enacted to meet the needs of the Elderly……………………………2 Early Acts Enacted leading up to OAA of 1965 …………………………………………..3 Review of Older American Act…….. ………………………………………………………4 Older American Title Review…………..…………………………………………………….5 Amendments………………………………………………………………………………….9 Strength and Weakness of Older American Act……………………………………………..14 Recommendation…………………………………………………………………………….15 Conclusion … ………………………………………………………………………………16 References……………………………………………………………………………………17 Introduction The new deal program of the 1930’s was enacted by congress to address economic issues during the Great Depression. The Social Security Act of 1935 was a response to criticism for the lack of aid to retired workers age 65 and older and who no longer worked (justfacts.com). This law created "a system of Federal old-age benefits" (justfacts.com). The new act provided pensions...
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...Full name: Đặng Thị Quỳnh Peer-check: Lã Thị Hồng Hải Class: 11E19 Version: 2 DISCURSIVE ESSAY Topic: Discuss “The generation gap is which can be bridged” A. OUTLINE 1. Introduction + General statement: The generation gap is the everlasting social phenomenon... + Topic sentence: Many people say that it can be bridged; however, it’s still a question mark. 2. Body * For: + Para 2: Some people argue that it can be bridged by building positive relationships between children and elders, especially in a family. + Para 3: Spending much time accessing to traditional and modern things in life helps two different generations scratch out these distances. * Against: + Para 4: Many others do not consider that the case as generation gap is not just a simple matter to be solved easily as mentioned above. + Para 5: The differences are not only in fashion, music, art, taste, values, mindset etc. but also in time. 3. Conclusion I want to say that there is one common thing in every generation that never changes: the lack of understanding. B. ESSAY The generation gap is the everlasting social phenomenon. Especially, due to the globalization and the 20th century achievements in technology, such issue has become more aching than ever before. Many people say that it can be bridged; however, it’s still a question mark. ...
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...Elderly Population and the Advocate’s Role In human services, an advocate is someone who supports their client in their decisions regarding life and gives the client a voice to make a change. Very often when dealing with the elderly population, the problem of neglect and elder abuse arises. These wrongdoings are frequently the actions of the people closest to the victim including family members (Adult Children and Spouses) and caregivers. Human Service Advocates Human service professionals work with and are advocates for the elderly population for various reasons because the population is enlarging rapidly. Advocates are supposed to work hand in hand with their clients and spread awareness regarding elder abuse and neglect. The problem arises when advocates do not protect or advise their clients from abuse, neglect, and discrimination. If neglect is suspected, the human service professional (advocate) is obligated to report any signs but that sometimes does not happen because the professional themselves are the culprits. For instance, a human service professional may work in an adult daycare facility where elderly adults go during the day while their main caregivers are working. While there the elderly client may endure physical and verbal abuse from the professionals that work at the facility. This is way too common and if the people who are supposed to be advocates for their elderly clients are actually the people who are abusing them, then the clients are not...
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...younger generations it is all about the Internet and social Medias whereas with the older generation they still watch the daily news and read the newspaper. With the minority for the older you do not need a membership you will get into this group as time comes by with other minority groups. Schaefer (2012) stated, “There is one crucial difference between older people and other subordinate groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities or women: all of us who live long will eventually assume the ascribed status of being an older person” (p. 395). Ageism is demonstrated in many ways. It can be as simple as an older person who has forgotten your name and is charged with being senile; or as complex as an older person who is charged with behaving like a child after society has ensured that they are dependent and helpless. The consequences of ageism are similar to those associated with all attempts to discriminate against other groups. Ageism can be neutralized by identifying personal attitudes that are ageist in nature. You have people trying to stop their selves from aging they go have Botox and liposuction. People are using anti-aging creams or anything to stop the wrinkles from coming in their face. The Disability Rights Movement originated in the 1970s and continued on until the 1990s. The movement changed the way society treated a disabled person whether it was in a school, a job or just in everyday life. The law was to ensure...
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...Age discrimination is one of the worst types of discriminations next to that of racial or ethnic discrimination. A person’s age should never be a factor in how they are treated. Once we reach the age where we can make logical conscious decisions on our own, we should be treated like everybody else. Age discrimination is predominant because the majority of this world’s inhabitants have unfair and old-fashion ideas or beliefs. .In order to help protect those who stand to be singled out and let go because of the unfairness of ageism, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was designed with the older employee in mind. The issue at hand is that companies are not willing to look beyond their aging workforce, choosing instead to push them out of the technological loop rather than attempting to incorporate them as valuable assets. In our culture, the general perception is that with youth comes energy, imagination, and innovation. With age comes decreasing interest, lack of innovation and imagination, and a lessening of the quality of the person (Bennett, 2001, p. 410-411). source:laterlife.com /78%of older people have been victims of agism. older workers see themselvesas targetsfor redundancy and feel frustrated that their valuable skills are going to waste when they have so much to offer an employer. source :new york times / "older workers need not apply " reasons for discrimination : can be the perception of supervisors who often worry about how to manage older subordinates...
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...a. You are on a committee to hire an individual for an important management position. The two finalists are both females. One is 53 years old, and the other is 25 years old. You have assembled the hiring team together and a discussion will ensue about the two candidates. b. Identify stereotypes that you believe could come into play concerning these two individuals. Discuss the potential impact of these stereotypes on the hiring decision Ageism and gender discrimination are both stereotypes that could potentially play into this scenario. If I were responsible for assembling the hiring team and leading the discussion about the two candidates, the conversation would focus on matching the needs of the company with the needs of the candidates. Which candidate has the desired skill set, education, experience, attitude, drive and commitment we need? Can we satisfy the needs of the finalist? The determining factor would be who is most suited for the position and not age or gender. I’ve been on hiring teams where I’ve felt other members may have jumped to conclusions, presumably due to stereotypes. The prospect of interviewing older candidates meets with resistance due to assumptions that salary expectations won’t be met. The phrase, ‘it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks’ is often used to describe the challenge sometimes associated with getting older people to change their ways. I’m assuming both the 25 and 53 year old are candidates for the management position because...
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...Intergenerational justice Name: Course: Instructor: Date: In the post modern era that many of the young people are finding themselves in, it is very normal to feel lonely, misplaced but worst of all neglected. This happens amidst all the opulence and enhancement of life that modernity promised to offer. The government has done little to remedy this and many of the young people feel completed left out and not properly engaged in the world affairs (Reid, 2008). This is a sad analysis but also a very accurate one. Everyone thought that modernity would make life easier, that technology would help to find solutions to our challenges but this has not been the case. With modernity came along challenges that not many would have predicted. The present day young person is faced with more challenges than the previous generations had to deal with. Poor health, more pollution, global competition, low pay are some of the things that the young people have to deal. All this while, the government is just but watching and not providing any tangible solutions. Well, the reason as to why the young the people would feel this way towards the government and other agencies is because they would have expected better than this. It is my opinion that the government has not done all it could have done to shield and better equip the young people. Yet fully aware of the challenges that post-modernity has brought along, no proper policies or reforms have been established to manage this. The little...
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...businesses to lay off older workers for economic reasons. d. all of these 4. Poverty rates for the elderly have a. increased. b. remained constant. c. declined for all racial groups. d. declined for white women only. 5. The dramatic increase in the number of people aged 65 and older is a consequence of which of the following? a. declining mortality rates b. immigrant sponsorship of older relatives c. increases in the number of Americans with health insurance d. all of these 6. Ageism is the phrase coined by Robert Butler to refer to a. prejudice and discrimination against the elderly. b. employment policies for the elderly. c. romance in later life. d. positive attitudes toward the elderly. 7. What percent of people over the age of 60 have felt the effects of ageism? a. 35% b. 84% c. 99% d. 56% 8. Age works against older...
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...Associate Program Material Aging and Disability Worksheet Part I Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population. 1. Unequal treatment in employment 2. Interests and culture differs from the rest of society 3. Obtaining insurance is difficult for the elderly due to their age and the coverage that they may require due to their age. Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use. • What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society? Ageism is “prejudice and descrimination against older adults”. (Schaefer, 2012). Ageism influencecs the presence of diversity in society in a negative way because it eliminates the elderly from social activities, the work force, and other areas in society due to the differences between them and the current generation. The elderly are the minority in population and women typically out live men by a 5 to 2 ratio, leaving more women behind than men. This issue influences diversity in a large way, causing many lonely women left behind in a group that is typically separate from the rest of society. • What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population? The Age Discriination in Employment Act when into effect in 1968 to protect workers who were at least 40 years of age or older from being let go from their jobs because of age and being replaced with workers...
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...Grishma Patel We live in the world that obsessed with looking young and beautiful. Everyone wants to look young and no one wants to die getting older. Faced with loss of youth, many of us feel profound fear, loneliness, and regret – which lead to the depressing idea that the best years of our lives are behind us. The cause of fear that many have with aging is discrimination. Young people will not understand someone significantly older than they are and they fear coming in contact with them. Young people they have nothing in common, their thinking doesn’t match so, they try to maintain distance with elderly. I am still 28 years old and I m scared of getting older as I have seen many adults who suffers from old age as I m working in long term care facility. After looking at their condition, I just pray god that when I die, I don’t suffer from any diseases. To get older is very scary phase of the life. As we get older, we suffer from many physical, emotional and economical problems. Hearing impaired, vision problem, loss of teeth, inability to do activities of daily living which make older adults feel dependent on other people. In some family, children are so busy that they don’t have time to talk to their parents, share their feelings and take care of their parents which creates far of getting older. Now a day, none of their child wants their parents to live with them so they admit them in to old age home. Fear of separation from their children makes person to get older worst...
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...Ageist stereotyping is a tool of cognition which involves categorizing into groups and attributing characteristics to these groups. Stereotypes are necessary for processing huge volumes of information which would otherwise overload a person, and they are often based on a "grain of truth" (for example, the association between aging and ill health). However, they cause harm when the content of the stereotype is incorrect with respect to most of the group or where a stereotype is so strongly held that it overrides evidence which shows that an individual does not conform to it. For example, age-based stereotypes prime one to draw very different conclusions when one sees an older and a younger adult with, say, back pain or a limp. One might well assume that the younger person's condition is temporary and treatable, following an accident, while the older person's condition is chronic and less susceptible to intervention. On average, this might be true, but plenty of older people have accidents and recover quickly and very young people (such as infants, toddlers and small children) can become permanently disabled in the same situation. This assumption may have no consequence if one makes it in the blink of an eye as one is passing someone in the street, but if it is held by a health professional offering treatment or managers thinking about occupational health, it could inappropriately influence their actions and lead to age-related discrimination. Managers have been accused, by Erdman...
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