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13 Cards in this Set
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age grading
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the implicit and explicit expectations of society that stipulate what behaviors, interests, privileges, and activities are appropriate at a given age of a person
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ageism
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prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination directed at someone because of their age
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baby talk
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A simplified speech register with exaggerated intonation
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Primary baby talk
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baby talk when directed at pets, children, or inanimate objects
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Secondary baby talk
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baby talk when directed at older persons
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benign ageism
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subtle type of prejudice that arises out of one's conscious and unconscious fears and anxiety of growing old
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gerontocratic societies
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societies in which older people are held in the highest respect and hold positions of power and leadership
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gerontophobia
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an irrational fear, hatred, and/or hostility toward older people
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infantilization
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the belief that older persons are like children, because of their perceived inferior mental and physical ability
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juvenile ageism
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prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination directed at an individual based on their youth
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malignant ageism
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a more negative ageism in which older people are regarded as worthless
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overaccomadation
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a type of behavior by younger individuals toward older persons, in which the younger person is overly polite and speaks louder and in simpler sentences
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primitive categories
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Describes the idea that some means of categorizing others (age, race, gender) are used so often that they become rather automatic in social perception. These categories are the bases, then, from which we develop further attitudes about the target individual.
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