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GCSE Sociology · key term
Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's age.
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Paper 1, Paper 2
Revise: Stratification, Mobility and Inequality Key TermsAgeism covers prejudice or discrimination based on age. It can affect younger as well as older people: young people may be dismissed as irresponsible, while older people may be regarded as incapable despite their skills and experience.
Component 2
Unfair treatment or discrimination against someone because of their age.
Link ageism to an outcome: identify the stereotype, explain the discriminatory treatment, then show how it affects life chances or power.
Discuss younger as well as older people. Ageism is not only discrimination against pensioners.
Distinguish ageism from other age-related disadvantages: low income in retirement does not, by itself, prove discrimination.
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Ageism means treating someone unfairly because of their age. It can affect younger and older people.
