Current research and theory from a range of disciplines on ageism,
discussing issues from elder abuse to age discrimination against
workers, revised and updated.
People commonly use age to categorize and stereotype others-even though
those who stereotype the elderly are eventually bound to become elderly
themselves. Ageism is found cross-culturally, but it is especially
prevalent in the United States, where most people regard growing older
with depression, fear, and anxiety. Older people in the United States
are stigmatized and marginalized, with often devastating consequences.
This volume collects the latest theory and research on prejudice against
older people, offering perspectives from psychology, nursing, medicine,
social work, and other fields. The second edition has been completely
updated, with new or extensively revised contributions. The
contributors, all experts in their fields, consider issues that range
from elder abuse to age discrimination against workers.
There has been a relative dearth of research on ageism, perhaps because
age prejudice is still considered socially acceptable. This book is
still the only one that examines ageism in such detail, from such
diverse scholarly perspectives. The contributors discuss the origins and
effects of ageism and offer suggestions for how to reduce ageism as the
wave of baby boomers heads for old age.
**Contributors
**Yoav S. Bergman, Ehud Bodner, Jennifer Barbour, Piers Bayl-Smith,
Daphne Blunt Bugental, Maria Clara P. de Paula Couto, Susan T. Fiske,
Jeff Greenberg, Barbara Griffin, Jessica A. Hehman, Peter Helm, Sarah H.
Kagan, Molly Maxfield, Lynn McDonald, Mary Chase Mize, Joann M.
Montepare, Todd D. Nelson, Michael S. North, Amanda Rumsey, Jeff
Schimel, Laura Shannonhouse, Dirk Wentura, Susan Krauss Whitbourne
