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which two major events in history affected how society views
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aging?
-invention of the printing press because information no longer
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needed to be orally transmitted |\ |\ |\ |\
-industrial revolution because families began travelling and
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splitting up - no longer living with the grandparents of the family,
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now labor/work is in the factories and more fit for young people
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How does media have influence the way young people and old
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people view older adults? |\ |\ |\
-the more TV programming older adults saw, the lower the
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opinion they had of themselves |\ |\ |\ |\
-older people were viewed as a burden and a drain on society
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Which recent event had shocking ageism present?
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There was shocking ageism present in COVID
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young people saw older adults as expendable, dying anyways, a
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chance to get rid of the older population|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is ageism? |\ |\
what is one way to combat ageism?
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-prejudices and stereotypes that are applied to older people on |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the basis of their age
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-a way of not allowing older persons to be individuals with unique
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ways of living their lives
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-combat ageism: use different terms such as "older persons" not
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"elderly"
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,What is implicit ageism? |\ |\ |\
Do older adults internalize this?
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-thoughts, feelings, and behaviors towards older people that exist|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and operate without conscious awareness or control with the
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assumption that it forms the basis of most interactions with older |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
adults (thoughts/feelings/behaviors that exist towards older
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people without us being consciously aware of them and affects
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our interactions with them)
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-older people themselves may accept false explanation for ageist
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behavior and this will have negative impacts on their mental and
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physical health
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-which behavior may be most vulnerable to implicit ageism?
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-research has shown that ________ ___________ influence whether
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an individual approaches or avoids another person?
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-what is one of the most effective ways to reduce ageism?
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-given the multiple choices most individuals have for free time, a
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behavior that may be most vulnerable to implicit ageism is the
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failure to visit an older person |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
-implicit evaluations influence whether an individual approaches
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or avoids another person
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-meaningful intergenerational contact may be one of the most |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
effective ways to reduce ageism - both groups benefit from being
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around each other
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sageism assumes a ________ ______ on the older adult and a
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_________ ________ |\
often assumes that the older adult cannot act _________
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what is the intention of the person being sageist?
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-assumes limited capacity on the older adult and a parental |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
authority
-often assumed that the older adult cannot act on his/her best
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interests
-often done when person things they are being protective to the
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, older adults |\
-persons fail to ascertain the older persons perspective and
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wishes before action on the assumption|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is self-stereotyping? |\ |\
-ageism directed against oneself |\ |\ |\
-some older adults believe in the stereotype and it becomes a
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self fulfilling prophecy
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-age excuses- ignoring memory problems because you assume it
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is age related
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-using language like "I'm too old for ..."
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What effects do negative age stereotypes have on cognitive
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testing?
What effects do subliminal negative age stereotypes have on
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physical health? |\
-older persons exposed to neg age stereotypes performed worse
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on cognitive testing
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-persons exposed to subliminal neg age stereotypes had greater
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stress response, higher BP, worse cardiovascular health
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what are some dominant cultural beliefs and trends in the US
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that have caused ageism to grow?
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-glorification of youth |\ |\
-socioeconomic competition |\
-perception of individuals as autonomous and equating human |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
worth with economic worth |\ |\ |\
What are the consequences of ageism?
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-on the way the benefits of aging are viewed
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-on younger generations perception of older adults
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-ignoring the benefits of aging |\ |\ |\ |\
-younger generations blame older adults for things that are not
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their fault |\