GRT 2100 Lecture 14: nov 13 2015 lecture notes
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Human rights, aging, and ageism: discrimination, decision- making and. Human rights: rights of individuals simply because they are human. Collection of universally adopted principles or rights founded on social justice and equality that consider freedom and wellbeing. Civil rights: rights of individuals to receive equal treatment and to be free from unfair treatment and discrimination, which may be protected by certain legal characteristics. Ageism: socially constructed perceptions about older adults which are typically based on negative stereotypes about aging. Canadians assume old people suffer from dementia, are responsible for traf c accidents, etc. Have a tendency to structure our society in a way to meet the needs of younger, able bodied individuals rather than older people. Age discrimination: actions which involve treating someone unfairly because of their age. Not all forms of ageism are necessarily age discrimination within the context of human rights legislation and policy. Ageism is often the cause of age discrimination.
