STIGMA: Stereotypes lead to stigmas. Sociologist Erving Goffman (1922-1982) defined stigma as society attaching an undesirable attribute to an individual and then reacting negatively to that individual in such a way as to rob them of their identity, their ability to function or fully participate ...
Younger adults earned more by acting dishonestly with older adults and older adults earned less by trusting younger adults (despite stereotyping them as dishonest). We discuss how ageism is relevant to intergenerational cooperation in an aging society. 展开 关键词:...
The research investigated the relationships among ageism, sensation-seeking, and risk-taking in young adults. Recent research has shown that young adults r
and do not want to have sexual relationships. Expressing sexuality or engaging in sexual activity in later life is considered by many in society as immoral or perverted. False expectations for older people also stem from ideals of beauty, centralization of the biomedical perspective on sexuality of...
When sexuality an... P Simpson,M Horne,LJE Brown,... - 《Ageing & Society》 被引量: 10发表: 2015年 Is Having the Luck of Growing Old in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Good or Bad Luck? Summary The author considers the problems and challenges of aging for lesbian,...
Religion, spirituality, and older adults with HIV: critical personal and social resources for an aging epidemic. By 2015, approximately half of adults with HIV in the United States will be 50 and older. The demographic changes in this population due to successful trea... David,E,Vance,... ...
We examine membership in the Red Hat Society, an international organisation for middle-aged and older women, as a response to gendered ageism. Drawing on... BARRETT, ANNE E.,NAIMAN-SESSIONS, MIRIAM - 《Ageing & Society》 被引量: 3发表: 2016年 加载更多来源...
Indeed, most things and people, as appraised by society, lose value when they become old. Unfortunately such a perspective is endemic in far too many walks of life. Most people, including healthcare professionals, are more familiar with pathological aging than with healthy aging and tend to ...
Policies that perpetuate ageism may be difficult to undo because of longstanding negative stereotypes of aging. In fact, portrayals of elderly individuals as frail are increasingly false, because more Americans are living in better health and longer. Most people older than 85 years report no health...
At the beginning of the 21st century, the new mantra—"successful" and "resourceful" aging—is used interchangeably and intoned often unreflectively by a society eager to find ways to reduce aged-related losses. Yet despite numerous empirical studies and public health promotion strategies directed...