prejudicial views of and discrimination against individuals or groups based on age. This state of mind and the overt actions that result from it are based on stereotypical assumptions about age, and in turn, those who hold these notions act toward the individuals or groups in an unfair manner.
Stereotyped and often negative perceptions of older people.
Prejudice or negative attitudes toward aging and the aged.
Discrimination against someone because of his or her age.
prejudice based on age, associated with the stereotyping of older people as being frail, mentally incompetent and dependent; also includes the social pressures that reduce the status and roles of older people.
Prejudice or discrimination against a person (most commonly an older person) based on age.
Discrimination based on age—i.e., of the elderly based on the notion that they are incapable of performing certain functions such as driving, or of the young based on the notion that they are immature and therefore incapable of performing certain tasks).
discrimination against people on the basis of age; specifically, discrimination against, and prejudicial stereotyping of, older people.
is a manifestation of stereotypical attitudes towards the elderly. Inappropriate treatment based on age constitutes ageism. Ageism is a form of discrimination.
The stereotyping of the aging process, often expressed by the media or by people who are uninformed by the scientific intricacies of aging.
Prejudice or negative stereotypes about people based on chronological age.
Discrimination against people on the grounds of age.
Prejudice and discrimination against people on the basis of age, particularly when they are older persons.
Prejudice against people because of their age.
Refers to prejudice based on age.
Prejudice or discrimination against a particular age group, usually the very young or the very elderly.
Ageism is a prejudice against a certain individual or group because of their age. This includes any assumption of familiarity or sameness due to one's age.