PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Sandwich Generation, Urban Decay, Asian Americans
11 Apr 2013
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Ageism is a bias based on age. Many physicians believe that elderly individuals complain too much about minor medical problems. Older women and the media: usually missing from programs and ads on tv. Older women are much more critical than older men about how their aging bodies look. Men often believe that an aging woman would not be a desirable sex partner. Women retire for a number of reasons, such as personal health problems and the appeal of free time. Many middle aged women retire early because they are fired when a company is downsizing. Women are less likely than men to seek information about retirement benefits before they retire. Women tend to experience more retirement problems than men. Women also need more time to adapt to retirement. One reason for gender differences in adjusting to retirement is that many women have lower incomes, so they often have financial problems.
