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Ageism[1][2][3] is when a person is treated badly only because of their age and a highly damaging social construct. Ageism can be bias and discrimination by one person or by a part of society as a group.[4] Discrimination is when a person is left out or abused by somebody who does not like something about them. For example, their facial features, their height or their skin.
There have been many issues at the British broadcasting company, BBC, dealing with people saying that they have issues with ageism.[5][6] Ageism is often common in the entertainment industry and journalism where what a person looks like is felt by many to be important, although ageism can be directed at people working in their industry even in their private life.
There are two targets for age discrimination: old people (also called senior citizens) and young people. Discrimination against old and young people can happen at places like job interviews. For example, a company might hire a worker who is about 30 years old instead of someone who is about 50 years old, or someone who is around 20 years old, regardless of skill level. Another common example of ageism is not allowing "minors", or young people, to vote, drive, work, marry, or give sexual consent.
Age discrimination is the result of actions taken to deny or limit opportunities to people based on age. These are usually actions taken as a result of one's ageist beliefs and attitudes. Age discrimination occurs on both a personal and institutional level.[7] On a personal level, an older person may be told that they are too old to engage in certain physical activities, like an informal game of basketball between friends and family. They may also be told (most common in today's Western society) that they are too old to date or to be sexually attractive to much younger people and to have a much younger partners, or encounter prejudices against age-differences in general, whether the relationship is sentimental/sexual or even platonic (this particular form of ageist bigotry and discrimination is even more relevant today or in recent times on social media).[a]
A relevant example of the latter case is the infamous "Half your age plus seven rule". Although this relatively recent theory supposedly originated in the West is recognized as bigoted, outdated and ageist and without actual valid basis,[24][25][26][27][28] one "rule of thumb" to determine whether an age difference is "socially acceptable" holds that a person should never date someone whose age is less than half their own plus seven years.[29] [30][31][32] According to this "rule", a 28-year-old would date no one younger than 21 (half of 28, plus 7) and a 50-year-old would date no one younger than 32 (half of 50, plus 7).
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[change | change source]- ↑ "Ageism and Aging". www.achca.org. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ↑ Weir, Kirsten. "Ageism is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices. Psychologists are working to change that". American Psychological Association. Archived from the original on Jan 28, 2024.
- ↑ Riddiough, Christine (August 22, 2020). "Ageism is real. It's time we fought it". Democratic Socialists of America. Archived from the original on Jul 8, 2023.
- ↑ Butler, R. N. (1969). "Age-ism: Another form of bigotry". The Gerontologist. 9 (4): 243–246. doi:10.1093/geront/9.4_part_1.243. PMID 5366225. S2CID 42442342.
- ↑ "BBC News: Miriam O'Reilly wins Countryfile ageism claim".
- ↑ "Older stars work just two days a month".
- ↑ Quadagno, J. (2008). The field of social gerontology. In E. Barrosse (Ed.), Aging & the life course: An introduction to social gerontology (pp. 2–23). New York: McGraw-Hill.
- ↑ "Prejudice against age-gap couples". The Wake. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Bishop, Katie. "Age gaps: The relationship taboo that won't die". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Why People Still Look Down on Couples with a Major Age Differences | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Sela, Yael; Pham, Michael N.; Mogilski, Justin K.; Lopes, Guilherme S.; Shackelford, Todd K.; Zeigler-Hill, Virgil (1 August 2018). "Why do people disparage May–December romances? Condemnation of age-discrepant romantic relationships as strategic moralization". Personality and Individual Differences. 130: 6–10. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.004. ISSN 0191-8869. S2CID 53357692.
- ↑ "Harry Styles is helping to debunk stigmas around age gaps in relationships". British GQ. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ "Celeb couples with big age gaps". Wonderwall.com. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ↑ Jaworski, Michelle (2 August 2022). "'Well I hope longtime isn't any longer than 5 years': Dane Cook engagement renews discourse over age gap". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ↑ "When did Dane Cook and Kelsi Taylor Meet? Internet Slams Couple's Age Gap – NewsTimes.com.ng". 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ↑ C. B. R. Staff (22 December 2017). "The 15 Most Uncomfortable Age Gaps In Comic Relationships". CBR. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ↑ "Elon Musk Reportedly Has a New Girlfriend Who's Several Decades Younger Than Him". Futurism. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ↑ Gelhoren, Delilah Gray, Giovana; Gray, Delilah; Gelhoren, Giovana (11 November 2022). "Dane Cook, Leonardo DiCaprio, & More Famous Men Who Routinely Date Women Half Their Age". Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Engle, Gigi (21 May 2021). "Why Are We So Obsessed With Age Gaps in Relationships?". TheBody.
- ↑ "Why People Don't Trust Couples With a Major Age Difference | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
- ↑ Greig, James (2020-08-19). "Moralising about relationships between consenting adults has dangerous precedents". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ "The Problem With Jared Leto: A Timeline".
Even if Sprouse's post was serious, it doesn't allege anything illegal. Also, unfortunately, Leto would be far from the only middle-aged actor in Hollywood known for dating significantly younger women.
- ↑ At What Age Should You Stop ____?, retrieved 2024-03-14
- ↑ Greig, James (2020-08-19). "Moralising about relationships between consenting adults has dangerous precedents". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ↑ "Harry Styles is helping to debunk stigmas around age gaps in relationships". British GQ. 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ↑ "Why People Still Look Down on Couples with a Major Age Differences | Psychology Today". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
- ↑ Smisek, Emma. "Prejudice against age-gap couples - THE LAST TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP WE'RE ALLOWED TO RIDICULE". wakemag.org.
- ↑ Sela, Yael; Pham, Michael N.; Mogilski, Justin K.; Lopes, Guilherme S.; Shackelford, Todd K.; Zeigler-Hill, Virgil (2018-08-01). "Why do people disparage May–December romances? Condemnation of age-discrepant romantic relationships as strategic moralization". Personality and Individual Differences. 130: 6–10. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.004. ISSN 0191-8869.
- ↑ "The Half-Your-Age-Plus-Seven Rule: Does It Really Work?". Psychology Today. 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ Rodale, Inc. (April 2007). "Best Life". Best Life. Rodale, Inc.: 21. ISSN 1548-212X. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ↑ Hans Erikson (1964). The Rhythm of the Shoe. Jacaranda Press. p. 87. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ↑ Belisa Vranich & Laura Grashow (2008). Dating the Older Man. Adams Media. p. 16. ISBN 9781440515958. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2014.