Chapter 7: Ageism

Question 1

age grading

Answer 1

the implicit and explicit expectations of society that stipulate what behaviors, interests, privileges, and activities are appropriate at a given age of a person

Question 2

ageism

Answer 2

prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination directed at someone because of their age

Question 3

baby talk

Answer 3

simplified speech register with exaggerated intonation

Question 4

benign ageism

Answer 4

subtle type of prejudice that arises out of one’s conscious and unconscious fears and anxiety of growing old

Question 5

gerontocratic societies

Answer 5

societies in which older people are held in the highest respect and hold positions of power and leadership

Question 6

gerontophobia

Answer 6

an irrational fear, hatred, and or hostility toward older people

Question 7

infantilization

Answer 7

belief that older persons are like children because of their perceived inferior mental and physical ability

Question 8

malignant ageism

Answer 8

a more negative stereotyping process in which older people are regarded as worthless

Question 9

juvenile ageism

Answer 9

prejudice, stereotypes and discrimination directed at an individual based on their youth

Question 10

overaccommodation

Answer 10

a type of behavior by tounger individuals towrad older person, in which the younger person is overly polite and speaks louder and in simpler sentences

Question 11

primitive categories

Answer 11

sorting by age, gender and race is an automatic response for humans