ABSTRACT
Learn more about age discrimination and how it affects us all
The Encyclopedia of Ageism is a comprehensive review of over 125 aspects of ageism, alphabetically arranged for easy access. Written by 60 experts, the book examines topics such as anti-aging, stereotypes, and the media—with numerous references for further information. You'll find an alphabetical list of the entries, a detailed index, and a list of the entries categorized by subject, to help you find what you need fast. This resource will increase your awareness about the many facets of ageism and provide you with a wealth of concepts, theories, and facts about ageism.
This important resource exposes the many faces of dehumanization through the elder neglect and prejudice that results from today's worldwide youth-oriented culture. The Encyclopedia of Ageism will help you recognize ageism when you encounter it and avoid it in your own thinking and actions. The book is a valuable guide for anyone working with older people and for older people themselves.
With the Encyclopedia of Ageism, you will be able to identify personal, cultural, and institutional sources of ageism, such as:
- age denial
- age inequality/stratification
- sexuality
- scapegoating
- abuse
- the disengagement theory
- and so much more!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
letter 1a|46 pages
entry |4 pages
Abuse in Nursing Homes
entry |2 pages
Abuse by Elders in Nursing Homes
entry |2 pages
Advertising
entry |3 pages
African Americans
entry |2 pages
Age Conflict
entry |4 pages
Age Denial
entry |3 pages
Age Inequality
entry |2 pages
Age Norms
entry |3 pages
Age Segregation
entry |2 pages
Age Stratification
entry |3 pages
Aged as a Minority Group
entry |6 pages
Ageism in the Bible
entry |6 pages
Ageism Survey
entry |3 pages
Age-Specific Public Programs
entry |5 pages
Alcoholism
entry |2 pages
Antiaging Medicine
entry |2 pages
Architecture
entry |2 pages
Art
entry |2 pages
Arts
entry |5 pages
Assisted Living
entry |2 pages
Attribution Theory
letter |11 pages
b
entry |4 pages
Benefits of Aging
entry |3 pages
Biological Definitions of Aging
entry |2 pages
Blaming the Aged
entry |3 pages
Books
entry |2 pages
Botox
letter |38 pages
c
entry |3 pages
Cards
entry |3 pages
Change Strategies
entry |4 pages
Changes in Attitudes
entry |3 pages
Children's Attitudes
entry |4 pages
Children's Literature
entry |1 pages
Churches
entry |3 pages
Cohorts
entry |7 pages
Consent to Treatment
entry |1 pages
Cost-Benefit Analysis
entry |4 pages
Costs of Ageism
entry |3 pages
Criminal Victimization
entry |6 pages
Cross-Cultural Ageism
entry |2 pages
Cultural Lag
entry |3 pages
Cultural Sources of Ageism
letter |25 pages
d
entry |2 pages
Definitions
entry |2 pages
Demographic Trends
entry |5 pages
Dentistry
entry |11 pages
Disability
entry |2 pages
Discounts
entry |5 pages
Disengagement Theory
entry |4 pages
Driver's License Testing
letter 121e|15 pages
entry |2 pages
Education
entry |4 pages
Employment Discrimination
entry |9 pages
Ethical Issues
entry |3 pages
Euphemisms
letter |23 pages
f
entry |1 pages
Face-Lifts
entry |3 pages
Facts on Aging Quiz
entry |10 pages
Facts on Aging and Mental Health Quiz
entry |5 pages
Family
entry |4 pages
Financial Abuse
entry |2 pages
Functional Age
entry |4 pages
Future of Ageism
letter |7 pages
g
entry |2 pages
Generational Equity
entry |4 pages
Geriatrics
entry |2 pages
Gerontocracy
entry |2 pages
Gerontology
letter |21 pages
h
entry |3 pages
Health Care
entry |4 pages
Hispanics
entry |3 pages
History
entry |3 pages
Hiv/Aids
entry |2 pages
Hollywood
entry |4 pages
Housing
entry |3 pages
Human Rights of Older Persons
entry |2 pages
Humor
entry |4 pages
Hypertension
letter |6 pages
i
entry |4 pages
Individual Sources of Ageism
entry |2 pages
Intergenerational Projects
entry |2 pages
Isolation
letter |4 pages
j
entry |2 pages
Japan
entry |3 pages
Journalism
letter |10 pages
l
entry |3 pages
Language
entry |1 pages
Legal Review Program
entry |3 pages
Legal System
entry |3 pages
Literature
entry |4 pages
Living Wills
letter |26 pages
m
entry |3 pages
Mandatory Retirement of Judges
entry |8 pages
Measuring Ageism in Children
entry |4 pages
Medical Students
entry |7 pages
Memory and Cognitive Function
entry |3 pages
Memory Stereotypes
entry |2 pages
Mental Illness
entry |2 pages
Modernization Theory
letter |5 pages
n
entry |4 pages
Nursing
entry |2 pages
Nursing Homes
letter 238o|3 pages
entry |3 pages
Organizations Opposing Ageism
letter |18 pages
p
entry |1 pages
Patronizing
entry |1 pages
Pension Bias
entry |6 pages
Perpetual Youth
entry |3 pages
Physical Therapy
entry |5 pages
Politics
entry |2 pages
Positive Aging Newsletter
entry |4 pages
Public Policy
letter |9 pages
r
entry |3 pages
Reducing Ageism
entry |4 pages
Responses to Ageism
entry |3 pages
Retirement Communities
entry |2 pages
Role Expectations
letter |46 pages
s
entry |5 pages
Scapegoating
entry |2 pages
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
entry |2 pages
Semantic Differential Scale
entry |2 pages
Senior Centers
entry |4 pages
Sexism
entry |2 pages
Sexuality
entry |3 pages
Slogans
entry |9 pages
Social Psychology
entry |2 pages
Social Security
entry |6 pages
Societal Ageism
entry |4 pages
Songs
entry |2 pages
Stage Theory
entry |3 pages
Stereotypes
entry |3 pages
Subcultures
entry |4 pages
Successful Aging
entry |5 pages
Suicide
letter |21 pages
t
entry |3 pages
Tax Breaks
entry |2 pages
Television
entry |2 pages
Terms Preferred by Older People
entry |10 pages
Theories of Aging
entry |5 pages
Transportation
entry |2 pages
Types of Ageists
entry |3 pages
Typologies
letter 335u|5 pages
entry |5 pages
Unconscious Ageism
letter |2 pages
v
entry |2 pages
Voice Quality
