Ageism : stereotyping and prejudice against older persons / edited by Todd D. Nelson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nelson, Todd D., 1966- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ageism--United States.

Ageism.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 372 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

MIT Press CogNet.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2002]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Along with race and gender, people commonly use age to categorize -- and stereotype -- others. Of the three categories, age is the only one in which the members of the in-group (the young) will eventually join the out-group (the old). Although ageism is found cross-culturally, it is especially prevalent in the United States, where most people regard growing older with depression, fear, and anxiety. Older people in the United States are stigmatized and marginalized, with often devastating consequences. Although researchers have paid a great deal of attention to racism and sexism, there has been a dearth of research on ageism. A major reason for this neglect is that age prejudice is still considered socially acceptable. As baby boomers approach retirement age, however, there has been increased academic and popular interest in aging. This volume presents the current thinking on age stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination by researchers in gerontology, psychology, sociology, and communication. The book presents theoretical and empirical findings on the origins and effects of ageism, as well as suggestions on how to reduce ageism for the approaching "graying of America."

Contents:

I Origins of Ageism

1 Doddering But Dear: Process, Content, and Function in Stereotyping of Older Persons / Amy J. C. Cuddy, Susan T. Fiske 3

2 Ageism: Denying the Face of the Future / Jeff Greenberg, Jeff Schimel, Andy Mertens 27

3 Implicit Ageism / Becca R. Levy, Mahzarin R. Banaji 49

4 A Social-Developmental View of Ageism / Joann M. Montepare, Leslie A. Zebrowitz 77

II Effects of Ageism

5 Attitudes toward Older Adults / Mary E. Kite, Lisa Smith Wagner 129

6 Ageism in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective / Robert McCann, Howard Giles 163

7 Ageist Behavior / Monisha Pasupathi, Corinna E. Lockenhoff 201

8 The Paradox of Well-Being, Identity Processes, and Stereotype Threat: Ageism and Its Potential Relationships to the Self in Later Life / Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Joel R. Sneed 247

III Reducing Ageism and Future Directions

9 Acting Your Age / Sarit A. Golub, Allan Filipowicz, Ellen J. Langer 277

10 Will Families Support Their Elders? Answers from Across Cultures / Sik Hung Ng 295

11 Reducing Ageism / Valerie Braithwaite 311

12 Thirty Years of Ageism Research / Jody A. Wilkinson, Kenneth F. Ferraro 339.

Notes:

"A Bradford book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Ageism.

ISBN:

9780262280518

0262280515

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