Can you give some examples of ageism in modern society?
Institutional ageism, which occurs when an organization perpetuates ageism through its actions and policies
• Interpersonal ageism, which happens in social relations
• Internalized ageism is when a person incarnates ageist views and applies them to themselves.
Some examples of ageism in the workplace include:
• Rejecting to employ people over or under a specific age
• Requesting for someone’s age at a job interview when it is not pertinent to the work
• Passing policies that unfairly privilege one age group over another
• Regarding older people as out of touch, less productive, or stuck in their ways
• Viewing younger people as unskilled, reckless, or dishonest
• Bullying or harassment
Examples of Ageism in personal relationships include:
• Behaving family members as if they are invisible, thoughtless, or expendable based on their age
• Telling ageist jokes that indicate someone is less valuable or less deserving of respect, based on their age
• Making offensive generalizations about a distinct generation, e.g., that millennials are entitled
• Overlooking someone’s concerns or wishes due to their age
• Exploiting someone’s age for personal benefits, such as to make money
• Using someone’s age as a reason to undermine, trick, or control them
Examples of Ageism in healthcare
• Infantilizing patients
• Untrue perception of ageing
• Less care, attention, and therapy
• Lower levels of health
• Coercion and roughness
