AGEISM

COMMUNITY PROBLEM VISUAL ARGUMENT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013

ENGLISH 1311
ANDREA E. GONZALEZ

SO, WHAT IS AGEISM?

Ageism, a term coined in 1967 by Dr. Robert N. Butler as an analogy to sexism and racism (Dickman, 1979), is the discrimination that people suffer by being a certain age. This term was created to be akin to sexism (discrimination on the base of sex) and racism (discrimination on the base of the race).

FIRST LETS' CLEAR THE TERMS THAT WILL BE USED ON THIS PRESENTATION
According to the Oxford dictionary we can define elder as
adjective (of one or more out of a group of related or otherwise associated people) of a greater age (J. Pearsall , 2013) We can also define the word old and geriatric
adjective (older, oldest) having lived for a long time; no longer young
adjective [attributive] of or relating to old people, especially with regard to their health care

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HOW ARE THE DISTRIBUTION OF OLD PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD?

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ELDER ABUSE

It is a sad reality, but many elders suffer from abuse , what is more tragic is that in many occasions the perpetrators are their own family. The fact that the abuse is present and that the elderly are ignored or pushed aside is a form of ageism.

OK, BUT , WHY SHOULD WE CARE?

Ageism is an issue that needs to be addressed more frequently and given the communitys attention, because it is not an issue that is going to get cold or if ignored will be away. It is an issue that all members of society are part of. It is important to remember that everyone is eventually going to become a senior citizen

ELDERS AROUND THE WORLD

In China, for example, that the elderly are not a burden but rather proof that things have gone right. The elderly in China are an active part of the community and they are confident about their role in the society, spending time they now have for leisure that they did not enjoy during their youth.(CladyGiramma, 2011).

FAMOUS ELDERLY CHARACTERS IN POP CULTURE

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REFERENCES

Clady-Giramma, K. (2011). In china the elderly are honored and admired. In S. Engdahl (Ed.), The elderly; current controversies (1st ed., pp. 48-53). Detroit: Greenheaven Press. Dickman, I. R. (1979). Ageism--discrimination against older people (1st ed.). New York: Public Affairs Committie. (2013). J. Pearsall Oxford Dictionary. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/