Agelsm

fso cfed fge dlscrlmlnflon ls sereolng of fnd dlscrlmlnflon fgflns lndlvldufs or grous
becfuse of elr fge
se of belefs fludes norms fnd vfues used o [uslf fge bfsed re[udlce dlscrlmlnflon
fnd subordlnflon
erm wfs colned b 8ober nel 8uer ree conneced eemens
re[udlclf fludes owfrds oder eoe od fge fnd e fglng rocess
dlscrlmlnfor rfclces fgflns oder eoe
lnslulonf rfclces fnd olcles f ereufe sereoes fbou oder eoe
ICkMS CI AGLISM
mlcl Agelsm
lmlcl or unconsclous ougs feelngs fnd befvlors one fs fbou oder or ounger eoe
mf be f mlxure of osllve fnd negflve ougs fnd feelngs bu geronoogls 8eccf
Lev reors f e end o be mos negflve"
Agels re[udlce
oo of cognllon wlc lnvoves cfegorlzlng lno grous fnd frlbulng cfrfcerlslcs o ese
grous
exfme fssoclflng fglng wl l ef
Agels ulscrlmlnflon
e of emolon wlc ls ofen lnked o e cognllve rocess of sereolng
cfn lnvove e exresslon of derogfor fludes wlc mf en efd o e use of
dlscrlmlnfor befvlour
exfme oder or ounger conesfns were re[eced ln e belef f e were oor
erformers (1ls cfn on be exflned b f subconsclous emolonf refclon o oder eoe ln
ls cfse e re[udlce ook e form of dlsfse fnd f deslre o excude onesef from e
comfn of oder eoe)
8enevoen re[udlce
fgebfsed re[udlce fnd sereolng usuf lnvoves oder or ounger eoe belng lled
mfrglnflzed or fronlzed
endenc o l ls lnked o seelng oder or ounger eoe fs frlend bu lncomeen
ercelon of lncomeence mefns oder fnd ounger eoe cfn be seen fs no u o e [ob
or f menfce on e rofds
efds o fssumlons f l ls nfurf for oder or ounger eoe o fve ower execflons
reduced colce fnd conro fnd ess fccoun fken of elr vlews
Posle re[udlce
bfsed on fred fefr fverslon or ref ofen cfrfcerlzes fludes lnked o rfce relglon
dlsfbll fnd sexuf orlenflon
exfme someone resumes f f oung erson commled f crlme wlou fn evldence
vloence fgflns vunerfbe oder eoe cfn be molvfed b subconsclous osll or fefr
flslcs sow fbuse fnd negec exerlenced b vunerfbe oder eoe (wlc ls cose
lnked o osle re[udlce) kls more eoe efc efr

ulscrlmlnflon
refers o e fclons fken o den or lml oorunlles o eoe on e bfsls of fge
on e lnslulonf eve olcles fnd reguflons ln fce f lml oorunlles o eoe of
cerfln fges fnd den em o f oers

1A11
A 2006/2007 surve done b e ldrens 8lgs Alfnce for Lngfnd fnd e nflonf
ldrens 8urefu
urve ouflon 4060 cldren
43 fge bfsed dlscrlmlnflon
27 sex
11 rfce
6 sexuf orlenflon
Agelsm fs slgnlflcfn effecs ln wo frlcufr secors emomen fnd ef cfre
unlversl of ken Lngfnd 29 of resondens sfed f e fd suffered from fge
dlscrlmlnflon
n e uk number of fge dlscrlmlnflon fs rlsen drfmflcf slnce e rolbllon of fge
dlscrlmlnflon ln emomen ln 2006
4 200 cflms submled o e Lmomen 1rlbunf ln 2009/2010 comfred o [us 900
ln 2006/2007 (lmmedlfe ffer e 8eguflons cfme ln force)
n Levs ongludlnf sud of 660 eoe 0 efrs fnd oder ose wl more osllve sef
ercelons of fglng lved 7 efrs onger fn ose wl negflve sefercelons of fglng

LllL1
LMLC?MLn1
4 rfclf fnd gender dlscrlmlnflon owever fge dlscrlmlnflon ln wfges ls ofen
ensrlned ln fw
4 ln bo e unled fes fnd e unled klngdom mlnlmum wfge fws fow for
emoers o f ower wfges o oung workers
4 lmllng e emomen oorunlles of fn lndlvlduf bfsed on sereoes of f grou
o wlc e erson beongs
4 Jorse ls e ffc f ounger femfe workers were lsorlcf dlscrlmlnfed fgflns ln
comfrlson wl ounger men becfuse l wfs execed f fs oung women of
cldbefrlng efrs e woud need o efve e work force ermfnen or erlodlcf
o fve cldren

PLAL1PA8L
4 conslderfbe evldence of dlscrlmlnflon fgflns e eder ln ef cfre
4 ?ounger flens fre seen b slclfns fs more lke o recover fnd us glven more
oorunl o do so
4 Cder flens fre ess lke fn ounger flens o recelve f e necessfr
refmens
4 1us e frofc o e refmen of oder eoe ls concenrfed on mfnfglng e
dlsefse rfer fn revenlng or curlng l
?PCLCCAL LllL1
4 oder fnd ounger eoe mf begln o fee lke deenden nonconrlbulng members
of socle
4 sfr o ercelve emseves ln erms of e ooklnggfss seff ls ln e sfme wfs
f oers ln socle see em

ACLM Cn 1LLLvCn
1v fnd rln fds for ose roducs fmos lnvfrlfb fefure oufu fcors fnd modes
Amerlcfns ln e 0 efrs od fnd fbove fge brfcke fccoun for ff of f consumer sendlng
bu fre frgeed b [us 10 ercen of mfrkelng
nernflonf lederflon of Acors' recen reor n 1v drfmf for ever femfe cfrfcer
ere fre wo mfe cfrfcers (33 femfe roes o 63 mfe roes) Jle efdlng
frs fre frequen fed b mfe fcors over 4 women ln ls fge grou sfr o
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