GERO 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Robert Neil Butler, Ageism, Baby Talk
14 Jan 2017
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Why study aging: civic responsibility, personal curiosity, public policy decision, 3 types of aging, biological aging: physical changes, social aging: changes to roles/relationships w/ family and friends, psychological aging: change in cognitive abilities, adaptive capacities, and personality. Defining old age: w. h. o, 65+ yrs old, young old: 60-74 yrs (70%, old: 75-84 yrs (20%, old old: 85+ yrs (10%) Treatments, better health care, etc. : more women than men. Category for defining old age: chronological (by age, change in social role, change in capabilities. Attitude vs. beliefs: belief ---> statement one believes to be true, attitude ---> brief/enduring tendency to -ve/+ve evaluation of something. Ageism: robert neil butler, fought against systematic discrimination against older ppl, often -ve, sometimes +ve, 3ds: disease, disability, death, creates othering; older ppl viewed as outsiders, 3rd ism after racism and sexism. Age discrimination (3 types: direct age discrimination, ppl treated differently/denied services due to age, ex. you"re old so i"ll fire you.
