Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond

Krekula, Clary; Nikander, Pirjo; Wilińska, Monika

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-73820-8_3

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“…Age is a key organising principle with great impact because it is often seen as neutral (Fineman, 2011; Krekula and Johansson, 2017). This starting-point means that age, regardless of whether it is conceptualised as resource or marginalisation, is viewed as embedded in practices, that is, as a contextual doing (Laz, 1998; Calasanti, 2003; Krekula, 2009; Krekula and Johansson, 2017; Krekula et al , 2017 a , 2018).…”

Section: Theoretical Framesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Time, precarisation and age normality: on internal job mobility among men in manual work

Krekula

2018

Ageing and Society

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This article explores the conditions for extended working life from an organising perspective. Based on the idea that temporality makes up a fundamental organising dimension, it discusses conceptions of internal job mobility, and if and when employees are expected to relocate to a different unit at work. The material consists of interviews with 11 men between the ages of 56 and 74, working in manual and managerial capacities at a foundry of a Swedish branch of a large international steel company. The results show that internal work mobility is regulated by normative assumptions of mobility in terms of on- and off-time. This socio-temporal order constructs younger age groups as the age normality while designating the older employees’ transitions as a normative breach. It is also shown that the temporal order constitutes a disciplining element steering employees from an early stage to plan for limitations that may arise as a result of ageism and/or physical changes. The result confirms that transition to less-physically demanding tasks is a prerequisite for continuing working in a physically demanding job. These transitions are not, however, included in the socio-temporal order of the company, but are presented as the older employees’ individual problem. All together, these results show the need to introduce organisational practices and corporate strategies in the debate on extended working life.

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Section: Theoretical Framesmentioning

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Time, precarisation and age normality: on internal job mobility among men in manual work

Krekula

2018

Ageing and Society

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“…The chapters demonstrate that ageism increases vulnerability in old age, which is often further amplified by impaired health status (Gewirtz-Meydan et al 2018;Wyman, Shiovitz-Ezra, and Bengel 2018;Fialová et al 2018), immigration status (Dolberg, Sigurðardóttir, and Trummer 2018), mental illness (Bodner et al 2018), dementia status (Evans), or a sensory decline (Ben-David et al 2018). These multiple vulnerabilities correspond with the chapter by Krekula et al (2018;Chap. 3) in the previous section, and support the need to view ageism in context, as part of other potential sources of discrimination. Healthism, disablism, lookism, and sexism represent discrimination based on qualities other than age.…”

Section: Introduction To the Section: On The Manifestations And Consementioning

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Introduction to the Section: On the Manifestations and Consequences of Ageism

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Tesch-Römer

2018

International Perspectives on Aging

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“…• Gender (females compared to males with males as reference category). Women are at risk of gendered ageism, a double jeopardy where discrimination due to both age and gender leads to increased vulnerability (Krekula et al 2018). Consequently, we can hypothesize that women will be in a more marginalized position compared to men.…”

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“…Even today, after adjusting for the remaining variables in the model, this discrimination is significant. We also talk about gendered ageism, which refers to the difference in stereotyping and discriminating older men versus older women, and which leads to faster deterioration of older women's status compared to men (Krekula et al 2018). This fact is explained by persisting patriarchal norms.…”

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Perception of population ageing and age discrimination across EU countries

Rychtaříková¹

2019

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Population ageing is the most dominant demographic challenge that the European Union is experiencing in the 21st century. This may create negative attitudes and lead to discrimination against persons of advanced age. Age-related stereotypes and prejudice can result in age discrimination, termed ageism. This research concerns the question of perceived ageism towards older people in 25 EU countries, surveyed in 2015 using the Special Eurobarometer 437. The analytical section includes descriptive findings and the results of three multi-level regression models addressing three domains (explained variables) of perceived ageism: 1) discrimination in general, 2) discrimination during economic crisis, and 3) discrimination when electing an older person as a high official. The two-level regression allowed simultaneous modelling of individual-level (gender, age, partnership status, social class, and life satisfaction) and of country-level (life expectancy at 55, perceived start of old age, and HDI) effects. The personal characteristics impacted much stronger perceived ageism than country contexts. Ageist perception in general has mostly been noted at pre-retirement age, but the age profile has not been the same across three regression models. The East-West gradient, frequently reported, is questioned because the geographical picture of perceived ageism is rather puzzling.

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Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond

Cited by 101 publications

References 83 publications

Time, precarisation and age normality: on internal job mobility among men in manual work

Time, precarisation and age normality: on internal job mobility among men in manual work

Introduction to the Section: On the Manifestations and Consequences of Ageism

Perception of population ageing and age discrimination across EU countries

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