CRJS 1013 Lecture 8: Faces of Diversity = Age
22 Mar 2017
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Faces of diversity: age young and old. Elder abuse: heterogeneity = differences are meaningful, social stratification = value/ranking. Magazine covers are usually young women, not elderly women: social inequality = power, minority. Ageism is stereotyping, prejudice and/or discrimination against an individual or groups based on their age. Systemic ageism exists when laws, policies, procedures, customs and traditions discriminate against individuals on the basis of their age. Legal consequences of ageism = legal protections in the charter of rights and. Humanist psychology: stages of development, maslows hierarchy of needs. Jda = juvenile delinquents act (1908: model: welfare (parens patriae, focus: rehabilitation if a young person commits a crime, it is not his fault alone, he is the product of his environment, definition of delinquency. 16 change, legal rights were given to young offenders. Usa: criminal code offences, consequences: youth correctional facilities, age limit: 12-17 criminal charges at age 12 adult sentence at age, do have legal rights.
