Sociology 2140 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ontario Human Rights Commission, The Zimmers, Chaise Longue
23 Feb 2017
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Ageism: one of the last forms of discrimination. The zimmers video: britain"s top talent audition. Old people, start out slow break into beastie boys. Everyone expected dusty performance, ended up surprised, all judges voted yes. The zimmers: great granny chart invasion documentary. Old people are isolated in homes, dinner scheduled, life consists of sitting in lounge chair, even though they want more and can still stay somewhat active. felt like caged lion , depressed. The zimmers: old people singing my generation . 1st director of national institute on aging. Process of systematic stereotyping and discrimination against people because they are old. Any prejudice or discrimination against or in favour of an age group. 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 . Examples: systematic ageism, tokenism, invisibility, granny bashing, relationships. Mccain for presidency in 2008 was hurt by his age.
