Ageism—The Subtle Stereotype

Ansello, Edward F.

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“…According to Arluke and Levin (1984), infantilization creates a self‐fulfilling prophecy in that older people come to accept and believe that they are no longer independent, contributing adults (they must assume a passive, dependent role; Butler, Lewis, & Sunderland, 1991). The acceptance of such a role and the loss of self‐esteem (that one derives from feeling like a useful, valued member of society) in an older individual occurs gradually over his/her life, as he/she is continually exposed to society's subtle and not‐so‐subtle infantilization of older people (Ansello, 1978; Rodin & Langer, 1980). When older people come to believe and act according to these age myths and stereotypes, it then reinforces the maintenance of such stereotypes and treatment of older persons (Grant, 1996).…”

Section: Manifestations Of Ageism In Daily Lifementioning

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Ageism: Prejudice Against Our Feared Future Self

Nelson

2005

Journal of Social Issues

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For decades, researchers have discovered much about how humans automatically categorize others in social perception. Some categorizations-race, gender, and age-are so automatic that they are termed "primitive categories." As we categorize, we often develop stereotypes about the categories. Researchers know much about racism and sexism, but comparatively little about prejudicing and stereotyping based on age. The articles in this issue highlight the current empirical and theoretical work by researchers in gerontology, psychology, communication, and related fields on understanding the origins and consequences of stereotyping and prejudicing against older adults. With the aging baby boomer demographic, it is especially timely for researchers to work to understand how society can shed its institutionalized ageism and promote respect for elders.

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Section: Manifestations Of Ageism In Daily Lifementioning

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Ageism: Prejudice Against Our Feared Future Self

Nelson

2005

Journal of Social Issues

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378

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“…To address these criticisms, Polizzi (2003) taken from two studies of the use of the semantic differential technique to examine attitudes toward older adults (Ansello, 1978;Fillmer, 1984) (Polizzi, 2003).…”

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Predicting counseling psychologists attitudes and clinical judgments with respect to older adults

Tomko

2013

Aging & Mental Health

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The purpose of this study was to examine age, gender, training and experience in aging issues, fear of death, and multicultural competence in predicting counseling psychologists' global attitudes toward older adults and specific clinical judgments concerning a case vignette of an older client. A national sample of 364 practicing counseling psychologists participated in the study. Participants completed a demographic measure, Polizzi's refined version of the Aging Semantic Differential (Polizzi, 2003 ), a survey of professional bias based on a clinical vignette of a 70-year-old woman (James & Haley, 1995), the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale 3.0 (Lester, & Abdel-Khalek, 2003), the Multicultural Counseling Knowledge and Awareness Scale (MCKAS; Ponterotto, Gretchen, Utsey, Rieger, & Austin, 2002), and a Training and Experience Questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses were used to investigate the extent to which the selected variables predicted more favorable attitudes toward older adults and less professional bias toward an older client beyond prediction by age and gender. Results revealed that older age and higher total scores on the MCKAS predicted less professional bias in clinical judgments. Gender was a significant predictor of global attitudes toward older adults. Findings suggest that multicultural knowledge, awareness, and skills are important in working with older adults.

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“…This, researchers argue, may be because of societal emphasis on youth and youthful looks (Ansello, 1978;Falchikov, 1990;Fillmer, 1984;Jantz, Seefeldt, & Serock, 1977;Zandi, Mirle, & Jarvis, 1990). …”

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Knowledge of Aging Among Secondary School Students in South-Eastern Nigeria

Okoye

2004

Educational Gerontology

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Ageism—The Subtle Stereotype

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Ageism: Prejudice Against Our Feared Future Self

Ageism: Prejudice Against Our Feared Future Self

Predicting counseling psychologists attitudes and clinical judgments with respect to older adults

Knowledge of Aging Among Secondary School Students in South-Eastern Nigeria

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