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Week 9 Flashcards

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ageism

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more tolerated form of social discrimination in Canada

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negative expectations for old age

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  1. smelly
  2. demanding
  3. useless
  4. boring
  5. loss of autonomy
  6. dependent
  7. senile
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what is a stereotype?

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“how we think”

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age-related sterotypes

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cognitive structures embedding beliefs and expectations that people hold about different age stages

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stereotypes of aging

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assumptions and generalizations about how people at or over a certain age should behave

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how do stereotypes exist?

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  1. explicit attitudes
  2. implicit priming
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explicit attitudes

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  1. previously learned information
  2. what people consciously endorse or believe
  3. direct and deliberate
  4. can be acknowledged
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implicit priming

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  1. associations that are outside of the conscious awareness
  2. unconscious and effortless
  3. indirect and automatic
  4. involuntarily active
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the stereotype content model (SCM)

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  1. first proposed in 2002
  2. believed that all group stereotypes and interpersonal impressions form along two dimensions: warmth and competence
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what is the notion that the stereotype content model is based on (SCM)?

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people are evolutionarily predisposed to first assess a stranger’s intent to either harm or help them (warmth) and second to judge the stranger’s capacity to act on that perceived intention (competence)

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high warmth, low competence

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paternalistic prejudice
1. low status, not competitive pity, sympathy
2. elderly people, disabled people, housewives

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Barber et al. (2020)

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  1. stereotype threat can impair older adult’s physical performance
  2. dependent on tasks objective difficulty and participants subjective evaluations of their own resources
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what is ageism?

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how we think (stereotypes), feel (prejudice) and act (discrimination) towards other or ourselves based on age

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everyday ageism

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occurs in day-to-day lives through interpersonal interactions and exposure to ageist beliefs, assumptions and stereotypes
***most common type

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everyday ageism for adults aged 50-80

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  1. 82% experience one or more forms of everyday
  2. 65% exposure to ageist meddages
  3. 45% ageism in interpersonal interaction
  4. 36% internalized ageism
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ageism breakdown

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  1. cognitive (stereotypes)
  2. emotional (prejudice)
  3. behavioural (discrimination)
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WHO and ageism prevalance

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50% of people worldwide are ageist against older people

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workplace ageism

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ageism can affect financial security and mental healthy
- 78% of older workers experiences or witnessed age discrimination at work

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healthcare ageism

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ageism is prevalent in healthcare through communication, diagnosis and treatment decisions

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media ageism

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ageism is present in the media with negative portrayals, underrepresentation, and framing aging as the program

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legal system ageism

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ageism is present in the legal system with ageism language, age restrictions, and accessibility

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health effects of ageism

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  1. shortens older adults lives
  2. poor physical health
  3. decreased mental health
  4. delay in injury or illness recovery
  5. increased social isolation and loneliness
  6. lower quality of life
23
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other effects of ageism

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  1. costs society billions of dollars
  2. causes conflict between generations
  3. causes loss of productivity in the workplace
  4. causes elder abuse
24
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portrayal of older adults in the media

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  1. 96% positive portrayal for individuals under 50 years old
  2. 72% positive portrayal for individuals 50+ years old
  3. 15% of images in news are of individuals over 50+ years old
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disney roles for older adults

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  1. 39% of older adults had major role
  2. 80% were male
  3. many were portrayed at negative
26
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categories of everyday ageism

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  1. exposure to ageist messages
  2. ageism in interpersonal interactions
  3. internalized ageism
27
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how is it all related?

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stereotypes impact well-being which leads to poorer mental and physical health

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hedonic well-being

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  1. satisfaction with life
  2. positive effects
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eudaemonic well-being

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  1. purpose in life
  2. autonomy
  3. personal growth
  4. environmental mastery
  5. positive relationships
  6. self-acceptance
30
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combatting ageism

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  1. policy and law
  2. education
  3. intergeneration
31
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policy and law

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policy and law can address discrimination and inequity based on age and protect the human rights of everyone, everywhere

32
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education

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educational activities can transmit knowledge and skills and enhance empathy

33
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intergeneration

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intergenerational interventions can contribute to the mutual understanding and cooperation of different generations

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combatting ageism with research

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  1. investing resources in research activities, including into formative, monitoring, and evaluation research
  2. important for campaigns to foster a learning environment
  3. ensure research findings are responded to in an appropriate and timely manner
  4. include research through entire campaign
  5. know when to measure, what to measure and how best to measure
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combatting ageism with community work

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  1. engage: incorporate voices of the community (participatory action research) - include older adults in research process
  2. involve: range of government structures and work alongside various partners to enable effective use of resources (middle-out approach) -ensure OA are represented in a meaningful way
  3. include: reps from affected communities (create co-researchers)
    - directly related to older adults
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countering ageism

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importance of shifting perceptions to promote healthy, positive aging

37
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cognitive (stereotypes)

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MICRO
- “how we think” in relation to aging and older adults

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emotional (prejudice)

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MESO
- “how we feel” in relation to aging and older adults

39
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behavioural (discrimination)

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MACRO
- “how we act” in relation to aging and older adults

40
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ageism in the media

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lack or representation of older adults in the media and typically are negatively portrayed
- villan

41
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ageism and the beauty industry

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direct link between body image and ageism
- grey hair = “not beautiful”
- defeating aging beauty products can be offensive

42
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exposure to ageist messages

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  1. social media
  2. movies
  3. marketing
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ageism in interpersonal reactions

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people close - around you

44
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internalized ageism

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your own views

45
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what are the 3 most common perceptions of aging?

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  1. I see, hear and/or read jokes about old age, aging or older people
  2. I hear, see, and/or read things suggesting that older adults and aging are unattractive or undesirable
  3. feeling lonely is part of getting older
46
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what does age stereotypes effect?

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  1. affects well-being
  2. affects core cognitive components
  3. directly affects physical and mental health
47
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age stereotypes impact on physical and mental health

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makes individuals more likely to experience injury, longer recovery time, etc.

48
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age stereotypes and cognitive health

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individuals with poor cognitive health are more likely to experience ageism but don’t know because they cant comprehend

49
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example of an intergenerational intervention to combat ageism?

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grandpals

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