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16 Cards in this Set
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age grading |
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 (Butler 1980) |
subtle type of prejudice that arises out of one's conscious and unconscious fears and anxiety of growing old (more common) |
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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 (more blatant in society) |
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overaccomadation |
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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Positive ageism |
assumes that the elderly need special care, treatment, or economic assistance |
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Pseudopositive attitude |
well-intended, positive attitude toward the elderly. ("You dont look that old") |
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Effects of psuedopositive attitudes on the elderly |
3 consequences: 1. diminished social status/decreased responsibility/increased dependency 2. increased justification of psychoactive meds or put in retirement/old age home 3. reduced political power- could lead to self-fulfilling prophecy and decrease in self-esteem |
