HLTH202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Employment Discrimination, Ageism, Stereotype
13 Apr 2016
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Hlth 201 - lecture 2 - september 16th, 2015. President roosevelt signed the u. s social security act in response to the great depression. Hitler reinstates the german air force (violation of the treaty of versailles) If i was 100 today i would be in second year in 1935. Older adults or seniors are defined as being 65+ years old: this pools together everyone from 65-100 years old, not right, big variation. For example, people 85+ are growing the fastest. Stereotypes results from ignorance: usually negative, leads to biased behaviours and negative attitudes, negative stereotypes are more common than positive stereotypes. Myths support isms" such as ageism, racism and sexism: these myths > discrimination, discrimination is the action that comes from negative attitudes. Reflects the assumption that personal traits of older individuals and their situations are due to age, not other factors. Based on an assumption that everyone is young.
