Ageism - what is it? Definition

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What are the signs of not only a divided society — from ethnic to gender, from the social level to sexual orientation. It would seem that no farther, however, resourceful people always find a reason to deem someone worthy of condemnation or neglect. Ageism is just one of those phenomena that takes place in almost all countries, with rare exceptions. The most benign is the situation in Scandinavian countries where an active struggle against any discrimination, has already borne abundant fruit.

ageism is

What is ageism?

In English Age — "the age". We are talking about discrimination on the grounds of age, and the vast majority of cases the problems come from the older generation. In modern society, ageism has flourished so luxuriantly, that's already perceived as the normal state of Affairs. People don't even notice to what extent they are unfair to those who are older. And it's not in some nominal respect or honor.

Old Age is somehow considered something shameful, terrifying. The elderly are attributed to stupidity, foolishness, uselessness and inertia of the mind, young people quite seriously believed that after reaching a certain number of years it is impossible to be neither clever nor beautiful nor successful.

ageism in Russia

Youth as a prerequisite

The Young everywhere we road — as sung in one song of Soviet times, and the elderly were supposed to honor. Probably, at some point, all understood too literally, and the elderly suggested literally underfoot. Young freshness has become the most basic requirement in almost all spheres of life. To get a job or some way to succeed, you need to radiate youth and natural wrinkles or gray hair equated to ugliness.

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In Russia, ageism is very different from a similar phenomenon in Europe or America. If there is forty years old, is considered the beginning of maturity, we have, for some mysterious reason, this is not the decrepit announced the threshold of old age. You should not assume that the usual harmless error, to age discrimination flourishes a huge beauty industry — nowhere else pumped a small amount of unhappy couple of wrinkles.

sexism and ageism

Lookism, sexism and ageism

We Have to admit that through the stereotypes emerges only the illusory picture of life. All “unfortunate” factors are imposed where some of the brackets, they are trying to ignore, ignore. For example, lookism — discrimination based on appearance. The discrepancy between the generally accepted canons of beauty, not the height, weight or proportions of the body - it is a reason to throw a person from the circle of privileged individuals.

Sexism in the vast majority of cases goes hand in hand with misogyny. Oppression by gender is one of the signs of a deeply Patriarchal society where no women like to do, but at the same time, “the chicken is not a bird, a woman not a man”.

All the examples of ageism are somehow connected with lucysmom and to a large extent — with sexism. If a woman no longer young nymph, but also is suitable for the gloss, the pressure of society can become unbearable. Don't suffer from this, perhaps the only strong-spirited, self-sufficient person.

ageism in modern society

Causes of age discrimination

Psychologists say several major factors that can lead to manifestations of ageism. People tend to fear old age, when sickness, death is coming. I do not want to be like all these old people with their petty interests. Ageism is not only discrimination, it is also the fear that you can be the oppressed. A classic vicious circle: all of the troubling feelings and emotions are expressed in the aspiration as much as possible to distance themselves from the approaching old age, carrying a negative attitude with phenomena at other people who have left adolescence behind.

At work ageism is manifested in different ways. It is believed that if a man of forty years was in a leadership position, then he is a loser and a bad professional. Of course, this misconception can't all be chiefs, and good performers on the weight of the gold. However, the collective unconscious can be stronger.

ageism at work

Problems employment

If you open the site for employment, we will see a bad picture. The vast majority of the jobs targeted for people up to thirty years. Sometimes the upper limit is shifted by five years above. An employer who is willing to hire people under forty years old, already considered to be progressive. Despite the fact that right to work is guaranteed to citizens of working age up to retirement age, in practice ageism when applying for jobs is present in the vast majority of companies.

Technically, the applicant can defend their rights in court, but to prove that he was not accepted to work because of age, it is extremely difficult. And even if you manage to turn things in their favor, how then to work in organizations where I had to get through the courts?

ageismwhen applying for a job

Psychological complexity

With the increase in the number of signs of aging in some people can worsen anxiety, the periods of sadness, apathy, and even depression. “Why live, if I'm no longer young” — not a rare complaint. In the psychology of ageism is not only the desire to elevate oneself by discriminating against someone on the basis of age. It is also a distinct hatred for himself if the mirror begins impassively to report that the birthday — a sad occasion.

All appears to be closely connected. If you sincerely feel that older people are narrow-minded and rigid, believing that they can't get interested in something new, love to have fun and have sex, at that age inevitably distinct self-loathing.

Antiac as a commodity

It is on psychological characteristics based anti-aging beauty industry. In this case, ageism is the best motor trade. Sold by all that can move an awful period, to hide wrinkles, restore skin “the radiance of youth”, to tighten, to eliminate the gray. But this is not only cosmetic, it is also quite costly procedures, plastic surgery, sports, shapewear, huge range of fashionable clothes, accessories, and singing along to the rhythm of the sales gloss, says that if you do all of it, old age will not come.

Until women the best compliment would be a clear understatement of her age, antiage will be sold. But really, this trap is effective only for the fairer sex? Alas, men are similarly prone to age stereotyping and begin desperately to be young, if only to postpone the moment when they will be called old men.

examples of ageism

Fear of death

In the end all manifestations of ageism - is a concentrated feeling of the end of human life. If you exclude accidents and serious illness, the elderly have a kind of monopoly on death. From the point of view of young, if they are under the shadow of approaching death, and it can not oppress. Largely, this impression is illusory, it is far-fetched — at any age can enjoy life, interested in something new. Of course, in comparison with the rhythm of life young and with their mobility it might seem like there somewhere is looming the finish line, which — the unknown and oblivion.

In countries where manifestations of ageism has almost faded away, the image of an elderly person not connected with such depressing bleak overtones, as we have. This is largely dependent on social security, health and other factors. As example, still not been eradicated we have the principle of age discrimination in the provision of health services. If a young taxpayer as a promising civilian unit be sure to heal and save, then people of retirement age all too often as a diagnosis hears the mention of old age. Really, why save someone who does not bring profits.

Change public opinion and stereotypes help to make the social atmosphere more positive, why not start with the ageism?


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