Health Sciences 2711A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Botulinum Toxin, Old Age, Social Relation
12 Apr 2021
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In some asian cultures, aging is seen as treasure. In north america, generally seen as negative: but in indigenous communities, elders hold authority, well-respected, have wisdom/pass down history, traditions, culture and old age, culture constructs what it means to be old. Aging lecture 2 notes social context of aging: ageism is everywhere, people still don"t think of. Institutionalized ageism (systemic: a tendency to structure society based on an assumption that everyone is young, thereby failing to respond appropriately to the real needs of older persons (ontario human rights commission, Aging lecture 2 notes social context of aging. Chart: uncharacteristic characteristics, certain actions and behaviours are unusual, or outside of the norm, for older people, e. g. , wow, his grandmother is still taking an online class . Infantilizing: words that describe childlike attributes that deny maturity in age or experience, e. g. , cute, little, adorable , microaggression, described ingroup discrimination that communicated hostility, derogatory, or negative slights and insults, https://www. cbc. ca/news/canada/aging-canadians-are-challenging-the-concept-of-old-
