Ageism Research Paper

Ageism
Aging is a physiological process of change which starts from birth and continues until death. It is also considered as a process of deterioration in all fields of life like productivity, efficiency and so on. Generally, age above 65 is considered as agedness
(Yilmaz, Kisa & Zeynelolu, 2012). Ageism is a set of beliefs about the older adults. Ageism is a multidimensional term covering actions like discrimination and prejudice. There are different types of ageism. Some wrong old people knowing and some wrong old people unknowingly. Some have preset stereotyped thinking about old people and in some cases policies and rules are created for the benefit of older adults but it sometimes affects elderly negatively (Quadango, 2014, p. 10). Ageism is increasingly powerful discourses in positioning older people in society. Older adults face ageism in almost all sectors like in health

Most of them perceived older patients in terms of mental or physical dependence. Many have prejudice believes that older adults are difficult to understand, are critical of young people's behaviors, and are emotionally dependent. Similarly, many literature shows that medical students exhibit low interest in geriatrics. It is also seen that exposure to geriatric occurs very late in medical students (Eymard & Douglas, 2012). Older adults face ageism in work place also. The employer consider older adults as inflexible, unwilling to adapt to technology, resistant to new ways, having some physical limitations, costing more for health insurance and so on. Many researches also show that the older worker was less favored for continued career development and training and unlikely to be promoted. Similarly, the older workers also have the disadvantage shorter interviews, fewer commissions, fewer job offers and are less likely to be hired (Dennis & Thomas,