Immune to ageism? Men's perceptions of age-based discrimination in everyday contexts

Ojala, Hanna; Pietilä, Ilkka; Nikander, Pirjo

doi:10.1016/j.jaging.2016.09.003

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“…In a similar vein, Thompson (1994) argued that later-life masculinities have been subordinated to the effort to understand middle-aged and younger men's lives, which contribute to gerontophobic masculinity ideals. More recently, work on gendered ageism has mapped the contextual variations and the gender-specific dynamics of people's daily lives to see how interactional contexts shape men's perceptions of ageism in ways that work to provide them with immunity from it (Ojala et al 2016).…”

Section: From Ageism To Gendered Ageism and Multiple Marginalizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These are construed around opposing poles: "young," the desired age characterized by beauty, vitality, and strength; and "old," the feared age associated with decline, disease, and weakness. In this construct, age is a cultural resource that, like any other category, helps us make sense of reality, but also limits our way of thinking (Juhila 2004;Ojala et al 2016). For example, when 55+ members of the University of the Third Age (U3A) reject the idea of old age, they reject the socio-cultural construct that has also very strong moral underpinnings (Wilińska 2012).…”

Section: The Perspective Of Age As Doingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond

Krekula

Nikander

Wilińska

2018

International Perspectives on Aging

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Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond

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Nikander

Wilińska

2018

International Perspectives on Aging

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“…The intersectionality framework has also been widely adopted in gerontological research. So far, the most commonly studied aspect of intersectionality in ageing studies has been the combination of age and gender (Calasanti and King 2005;Krekula 2007;Ojala et al 2016). The literature on the intersection of these two statuses goes back to the work of Simone de Beauvoir's seminal book, The Coming of Age (1970).…”

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Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: A Macrostructural Perspective

Stypińska

Nikander

2018

International Perspectives on Aging

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Ageism and age discrimination in the labour market have been topics of scholarly interest since the early twentieth century. Today, in markedly different economic conditions, with increasingly globalised labour markets, the victories and failures of workers' movements, and the changing conditions of the European welfare state, the problem of unequal and negative treatment of older workers still prevails. This chapter looks at the phenomenon of age discrimination and ageism in the labour market from a socio-political perspective and draws attention to deciding factors in its emergence. We add to the individualistic and micro accounts adopted by psychological research (see Lev et al. 2018; Chap. 4, in this volume) and the meso level studies of organisation and work environment conditions (see Naegele et al. 2018; Chap. 5, in this volume) by examining the role of macrostructural processes and transformations to identify their link to the persistence of ageism and age discrimination in contemporary labour markets. First, we provide an overview of the most common conceptual understandings of ageism and age discrimination in employment. Second, we investigate the dynamics between the phenomena of ageism and age discrimination and a range of socio-political contexts, cultural settings, and legal and economic conditions. We then discuss the costs and consequences of age discrimination in employment, and examine various policy responses to these costs and consequences.

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“…They encourage institutions to analyse their local micromechanisms within the social, cultural, economic, and political contexts. Various studies show and explain how ageism and gender issues are related to each other [33][34][35][36][37]. However, apparently age-related stereotypes, generalisations, and discrimination have not caused the same public attention and academic attention as sexism or racism.…”

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“…Instead, age prejudice is to a considerable extent socially condoned, and even institutionalised [38]. The empirical basis on processes of age-related discrimination seems still underdeveloped, and the impact is under-reported [37,39]. Age discrimination mostly affects elder people, and may bear psychological, social, and economic costs for them, for example if they are not promoted or disadvantaged in an application process because of their age.…”

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Equal Opportunities in Academic Careers? How Mid-Career Scientists at ETH Zurich Evaluate the Impact of Their Gender and Age

Hansmann

Schröter

2018

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Gender equality is essential to social justice and sustainable development in the higher education sector. An important aspect thereof is to promote equal opportunities for academic careers. This study investigates the current situation and possibilities for improvement in this regard from the perspectives of mid-career scientists in a sustainability-oriented university department. A survey of scientists from the postdoctoral to adjunct professor level (N = 82) in the Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) of ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) was thus conducted to investigate judgements, experiences, and ideas for improvement concerning equal career opportunities. About 90% of the respondents perceived no disadvantages based on gender, ethnicity, race, or faith. However, about 30% felt disadvantaged due to their age. Comments revealed not a single case in which latter disadvantages were based on prejudice. Instead, ETH-wide or national age and time-based restrictions for certain positions caused the inequality perceptions. Furthermore, comments indicated that these restrictions can disadvantage scientists taking care of children. Some participants suggested a revision or removal of corresponding rules. Further suggestions included an improved availability of childcare places. ETH Zurich recently undertook great efforts to provide excellent and affordable childcare services, increasing the number of available places by about 30% in the year following this survey.

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Immune to ageism? Men's perceptions of age-based discrimination in everyday contexts

Cited by 28 publications

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Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond

Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond

Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: A Macrostructural Perspective

Equal Opportunities in Academic Careers? How Mid-Career Scientists at ETH Zurich Evaluate the Impact of Their Gender and Age

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