Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism

This open access book provides a comprehensive European perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety o...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ayalon, Liat (Editor), Tesch-Römer, Clemens (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:International Perspectives on Aging, 19
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Table of Contents:
  • Ageism-Concept and Origins: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer
  • Ageism: The Relationship between Age Stereotypes and Age Discrimination: Peggy Voss & Klaus Rothermund
  • Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond: Clary Krekula, Pirjo Nikander, & Monika Wilińska
  • Origins of Ageism at the Individual Level: Sagit Lev
  • Work Environment and the Origin of Ageism: Laura Naegele, Wouter De Tavernier & Moritz Hess
  • Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: A Macrostructural Perspective: Justyna Stypińska & Pirjo Nikander
  • On the Manifestations and Consequences of Ageism: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer
  • Ageism in the Third Age: Angela Kydd, Anne Fleming, Sue Gardner, Patricia Hafford Letchfield
  • Pathways from Ageism to Loneliness: Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Jonathan Shemesh, & Mary McDonnell/Naughton
  • Ageism and sexuality: Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Patricia Hafford-Letchfield, Yael Benyamini, Amanda Phelan, Jeannie Jackson & Liat Ayalon
  • Visual Ageism in the Media: Eugène Loos & Loredana Ivan
  • Ageism and Older Immigrants: Pnina Dolberg, Sigurveig, Sigurðardóttir, & Ursula Trummer
  • Ageism in the Health Care System: Providers, Patients, and Systems: Mary F. Wyman, Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, and Jürgen Bengel
  • Ageism in Medication Use in Older Patients: Daniela Fialová, Ingrid Kummer, Margita Držaić, & Marcel Leppee
  • Ageism in Mental Health Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults: Mary F. Wyman, Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, & Jürgen Bengel
  • Ageism and Dementia: Simon Evans
  • Ageism and Neuropsychological Tests: Boaz M. Ben-David, Gali Malkin, & Hadas Erel
  • Against Ageism : Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer
  • Ageism and Anti-Ageism in the Legal System: A Review of Key Themes: Israel Doron, Ann Numhauser-Henning, Benny Spanier, Nena Georgantzi, & Eugenio Mantovani
  • The Council of Europe's Approach Towards Ageism: Barbara Mikołajczyk
  • The European Union's Approach Towards Ageism: Nena Georgantzi
  • Ageism and the Rights of Older People: Annika Taghizadeh Larsson & Håkan Jönson
  • Educational methods using intergenerational interaction to fight ageism: María del Carmen Requena, Hannah J. Swift, Laura Naegele, Marc Zwambon, Susan Metz, Wilco P.H. Bosems, & Joost van Hoof
  • Researching Ageism: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer
  • Normative, Empiricist, and Interpretive Considerations in the Ageism Research Process: Fredrik Snellman
  • Ageism in a Cross-Cultural Perspective: Reflections From the Research Field: Monika Wilińska, Astrid de Hontheim, & Els-Marie Anbäcken
  • Agisem in the European Region: Finding from the European Social Survey: Hannah J. Swift, Dominic Abrams, Sibila Marques, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Christopher Bratt, & Maria-Luisa Lima
  • Measures of Ageism in the Labour Market in International Social Studies: Liili Abuladze, & Jolanta Perek-Białas
  • Researching Ageism in Health-Care and Long Term Care: Sandra C. Buttigieg, Stefania Ilinca., José M. S. de Sao Jose, & Annika Taghizadeh Larsson
  • Children's Attitudes toward Older People: Current and Future Direction: Joana Mendonça, Sibila Marques, & Dominic Abrams
  • Researching ageism through discourse: Amanda Phelan.