The term ageism was coined by Robert Butler, the first director of the National Institute on Aging. Like racism and sexism, ageism involves prejudice and discrimination directed toward a specific segment of the population. However, while overt racism and sexism are generally frowned upon, many persons accept notions that older people are senile, asexual, inflexible, incapable of learning, and often poverty-stricken, without recognizing the prejudicial nature of such beliefs. In most instances,... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2023. 3p.