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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ageism
noun
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▪ It is an aspect of ageism that old age is seen as asexual.
▪ It is imperative that young and middle-aged adults confront their own and each other's ageism.
▪ It is this process of socialisation - the gradual adoption of values and norms associated with social roles - which generates ageism.
▪ Particular attention is paid to ageism, and the part counselling can play in combating its effects.
▪ The major objective of the counsellor, especially the counsellor who actively seeks to combat ageism, is to encourage involvement.
▪ There may be unacceptable ageism in some, negative attitudes towards carers in others.
▪ We have earlier discussed the prevalence of ageism.
▪ Would our attitudes to our future selves - which is what ageism is truly about - be so negative?
The Collaborative International Dictionary
ageism

agism \agism\ n. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people. [Also spelled ageism.]

ageism

ageism \age"ism\ n. 1. 1 discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.

Syn: agism

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
ageism

"discrimination against people based on age," coined 1969 by U.S. gerontologist Dr. Robert N. Butler, from age + -ism, on pattern of racism, sexism. Related: Ageist.

Wiktionary
ageism

n. The treating of a person or people differently from others based on assumptions or stereotypes relating to their age.

WordNet
ageism

n. discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people [syn: agism]

Wikipedia
Ageism

Ageism (also spelled "agism") is stereotyping and discriminating against individuals or groups on the basis of their age. This may be casual or systematic. The term was coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler to describe discrimination against seniors, and patterned on sexism and racism. Butler defined "ageism" as a combination of three connected elements. Among them were prejudicial attitudes towards older people, old age, and the aging process; discriminatory practices against older people; and institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about elderly people.

While the term has also been used to describe prejudice and discrimination against adolescents and children, including ignoring their ideas because they are too young, or assuming that they should behave in certain ways because of their age, the term is predominantly used in relation to the treatment of older people. Moreover, it has been pointed out that stigmatization does not only occur outside of the cohesively imagined group of the elderly but likewise takes place within the stigmatized group itself.

Usage examples of "ageism".

Partly as an example of his opposition to ageism he hired an old woman, Mrs.

She is calling racism, sexism, class ism ageism, homophobia, and colonialism by the name of body hatred, and She is linking the politics of control back to the abuse of Flerself.

No matter what atrocity you commit, you can stake a claim for sympathy, moan about being a victim of racism, reverse racism, sexism, ageism, classism, prejudice against fat people, ugly people, dumb people, smart people.