Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism (International Perspectives on Aging Book 19)

This open access book provides a comprehensive European perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, design, engineering, policy and media studies. The contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a catalyst to generate research, policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in gerontology and geriatrics. This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license Front Matter ....Pages i-xxx Introduction to the Section: Ageism—Concept and Origins (Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer)....Pages 1-10 Ageism: The Relationship between Age Stereotypes and Age Discrimination (Peggy Voss, Ehud Bodner, Klaus Rothermund)....Pages 11-31 Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond (Clary Krekula, Pirjo Nikander, Monika Wilińska)....Pages 33-50 Origins of Ageism at the Individual Level (Sagit Lev, Susanne Wurm, Liat Ayalon)....Pages 51-72 Work Environment and the Origin of Ageism (Laura Naegele, Wouter De Tavernier, Moritz Hess)....Pages 73-90 Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: A Macrostructural Perspective (Justyna Stypińska, Pirjo Nikander)....Pages 91-108 Introduction to the Section: On the Manifestations and Consequences of Ageism (Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer)....Pages 109-114 Ageism in the Third Age (Angela Kydd, Anne Fleming, Sue Gardner, Trish Hafford-Letchfield)....Pages 115-130 Pathways from Ageism to Loneliness (Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Jonathan Shemesh, Mary McDonnell/Naughton)....Pages 131-147 Ageism and Sexuality (Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Yael Benyamini, Amanda Phelan, Jeanne Jackson, Liat Ayalon)....Pages 149-162 Visual Ageism in the Media (Eugène Loos, Loredana Ivan)....Pages 163-176 Ageism and Older Immigrants (Pnina Dolberg, Sigurveig H. Sigurðardóttir, Ursula Trummer)....Pages 177-191 Ageism in the Health Care System: Providers, Patients, and Systems (Mary F. Wyman, Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Jürgen Bengel)....Pages 193-212 Ageism in Medication Use in Older Patients (Daniela Fialová, Ingrid Kummer, Margita Držaić, Marcel Leppee)....Pages 213-240 Ageism in Mental Health Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults (Ehud Bodner, Yuval Palgi, Mary F. Wyman)....Pages 241-262 Ageism and Dementia (Simon Chester Evans)....Pages 263-275 Ageism and Neuropsychological Tests (Boaz M. Ben-David, Gali Malkin, Hadas Erel)....Pages 277-297 Introduction to the Section: Against Ageism (Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer)....Pages 299-301 Ageism and Anti-Ageism in the Legal System: A Review of Key Themes (Israel (Issi) Doron, Ann Numhauser-Henning, Benny Spanier, Nena Georgantzi, Eugenio Mantovani)....Pages 303-319 The Council of Europe’s Approach towards Ageism (Barbara Mikołajczyk)....Pages 321-339 The European Union’s Approach towards Ageism (Nena Georgantzi)....Pages 341-368 Ageism and the Rights of Older People (Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Håkan Jönson)....Pages 369-382 Educational Methods Using Intergenerational Interaction to Fight Ageism (María del Carmen Requena, Hannah J. Swift, Laura Naegele, Marc Zwamborn, Susan Metz, Wilco P. H. Bosems et al.)....Pages 383-402 Introduction to the Section: Researching Ageism (Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer)....Pages 403-407 Normative, Empiricist, and Interpretive Considerations in the Ageism Research Process (Fredrik Snellman)....Pages 409-424 Ageism in a Cross-Cultural Perspective: Reflections from the Research Field (Monika Wilińska, Astrid de Hontheim, Els-Marie Anbäcken)....Pages 425-440 Agisem in the European Region: Finding from the European Social Survey (Hannah J. Swift, Dominic Abrams, Sibila Marques, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Christopher Bratt, Maria-Luisa Lima)....Pages 441-459 Measures of Ageism in the Labour Market in International Social Studies (Liili Abuladze, Jolanta Perek-Białas)....Pages 461-491 Researching Ageism in Health-Care and Long Term Care (Sandra C. Buttigieg, Stefania Ilinca, José M. S. de Sao Jose, Annika Taghizadeh Larsson)....Pages 493-515 Children’s Attitudes toward Older People: Current and Future Directions (Joana Mendonça, Sibila Marques, Dominic Abrams)....Pages 517-548 Researching Ageism through Discourse (Amanda Phelan)....Pages 549-564 Erratum to: Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism (Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer)....Pages E1-E1 "This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, design, engineering, policy and media studies. The contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a catalyst to generate research, policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in gerontology and geriatrics."--Back cover

Older adults outnumbering children; Gerontology/geriatrics; Aging world population; The study of ageism; Ageism is the most prevalent form of discrimination