ageism
Bias against elders
Ageism is discrimination or prejudice based on a person's age.
The term most often describes bias against older people—in hiring, healthcare, or social attitudes—but can apply to any age group: Mandatory retirement policies are a form of ageism.
The word parallels racism and sexism in structure and meaning.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
workplace · employment · hiring · promotion · dismissal · harassment · forced retirement · redundancy
Deriving principles from examples
- assumptionsUnproven things taken as true
- misconceptionsIncorrect assumptions held true
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
typecasting · patronizing · infantilizing · incompetent · technophobe · forgetful · slow · frail
Unwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- disrespectLack of regard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- condescensionDemeaning air of superiority
dismissiveness · devaluation · dehumanization · othering · microaggressions · resentment · hostility · mockery
Complete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- segregationForced separation by group
- alienationState of being isolated
- invisibilityState of being unseen
neglect · abandonment · nursing homes · institutionalization · intergenerational · elder abuse · exploitation · disenfranchisement
Gender-based prejudice
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- double jeopardyBan on repeated prosecution
appearance · youth culture · beauty standards · media representation · advertising · Hollywood · visibility · inclusion
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- stereotypingOversimplified group-based judgments
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
exclusion · workplace · employment · hiring · promotion · dismissal · harassment · forced retirement · redundancy · pension
generalization
Deriving principles from examples
- assumptionsUnproven things taken as true
- misconceptionsIncorrect assumptions held true
- pigeonholingAssigning to narrow categories
labeling · typecasting · patronizing · infantilizing · incompetent · technophobe · forgetful · slow · frail · senile
intolerance
Unwillingness to accept differences
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- disrespectLack of regard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
condescension · dismissiveness · devaluation · dehumanization · othering · microaggressions · resentment · hostility · mockery · ridicule
isolation
Complete separation from others
- lonelinessState of lacking companions
- segregationForced separation by group
- alienationState of being isolated
invisibility · neglect · abandonment · nursing homes · institutionalization · intergenerational · elder abuse · exploitation · disenfranchisement · voicelessness
sexism
Gender-based prejudice
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- ableismBias against disabled individuals
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
double jeopardy · appearance · youth culture · beauty standards · media representation · advertising · Hollywood · visibility · inclusion · advocacy
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, discrimination, bias, prejudice
- ismscapitalism, socialism, communism, anarchism, racism
- social attitudesracism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, prejudice
- social wrongsrudeness, disrespect, insults, insult, lying
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
ageismracism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
equal treatment · sexism · nondiscrimination · ableism · fairness
- ageing like a fine wineImproving through the years
- ageing outBecoming ineligible through time
- ageing like milkBecoming worse over time