Ageism: Understanding and Combating Elderly Bias
Bias Against the Elderly: An Overview of Ageism Ageism, defined as prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination directed against people based on their age, primarily targeting older individuals, represents a pervasive and often unacknowledged form of bias globally. Coined by geriatrician and psychiatrist Robert Butler in 1969, ageism was initially characterized as a deep-seated uneasiness, a personal […]