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Presently seniors people age 65 and older make up 13 of the population By 2030 when the youngest members of the Baby Boomer generation reach retirement age 19 of all Americans will be seniors US Census Bureau 2010 The graying demographics of the US. Learning Objectives:-. To question the extent to which senior citizens should be respected more.. To outline and analyse the issue of ageism in corporations and in society.. Starter – “Old people are no use in society.” What do you think? Explain your opinion. (3 marks). Tackling Ageism and Discrimination An Equinet Perspective in the context of the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations 2012September 2011 Tackling Ageism and Discriminat By Karlee and Melanie. Stereotypes. 2 Categories:. Negative. Dirty, drunk, cruel, warring savages. Romantic . Glorified, noble, naïve, “hot warrior”. Children’s Literature. False image: American Indians are extinct. What Can Psychology Teach Us?. Lisa A. Goodman, Ph.D.. Department of Counseling and Developmental Psychology. Lynch School of Education. Invisibility. …… in the psychological literature. Invisibility. What are stereotypes associated with teachers?. How do I not fit those stereotypes?. Stereotypes: what’s the problem?. What are stereotypes associated with teenagers?. What problems would you face if you were judged by those stereotypes?. Stereotypes. . Categorizing a group of people. . False comments made about others. Usually negative. Are . generalizations. EXAMPLE: all young people who wear hoodies are thugs. What do you think of this?. WG1 . group. , . subgroup. 1. WG Ageism in Healthcare and Long-term Care Systems. Action IS 1402 Ageism: A multi-national, interdisciplinary perspective . Target. Tentative Date. Deliverable. Responsible person(s). By Robert Weber. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChopgX5JldY. What is Ageism?. The term was actually coined by Robert Butler who described it as “A process of systematic stereotyping of and discrimination against people because they are old, just as racism and sexism accomplish this with skin color and gender. Old people are categorized as senile, rigid in thought and manner, old-fashioned in morality and skills. Ageism allows the younger generations to see older people as different from themselves; thus they subtly cease to identify with their elders as human beings.” . Jason Rix. 10-18-11. COM 3100WI. Introduction. Television and the communication of Stereotypes. Where it was once the norm for messages to be communicated via one-on-one interaction between two people, modern technology – television in particular –changed the manner in which people receive their messages (Gerbner, 1998).. Chapter 10: INEQUALITIES OF GENDER AND AGE. Defining ageism. Functionalism and ageism. Conflict theory and . agesim. Symbolic . interactionism. and ageism. Mark Brennan-Ing, PhD. Director for Research & Evaluation, ACRIA, Ctr. On HIV and Aging. Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, New York University College of Nursing. New York, NY USA. What is Ageism?. Marty Seligman. Four groups of dogs. . Training I and II result Lasting effects. Grp. I Escapable/. escapeable. run None. Grp. II Inescapable/inescapable not run None. Grp. III Escapable/inescapable not run None. Changes in migrants‘ personal stereotypes while acculturating to their host countries Adrian Stanciu Dissertation Defense Colloquium February 14, 2017 On the cognitive adaptation of migrants 2 Introduction . Aging as a mindset: . How we think of age may influence how we age. Presented by: . Jing Chen, PHD. Department of Psychology. Grand Valley State University. About Age Stereotypes: . Positve. Negative.