Author:
MINICHIELLO VICTOR,BROWNE JAN,KENDIG HAL
Abstract
This qualitative study examines meanings and experiences of ageism for older
Australians. While the concept is widely applied in academic social analysis,
the term is not understood or used by many of the informants. They talk freely,
however, about negative experiences in ‘being seen as old’ and ‘being treated
as old’. Active ageing is viewed as a positive way of presenting and
interpreting oneself as separate from the ‘old’ group. Informants recognise
that older people as a group experience negative treatment in terms of poor
access to transport and housing, low incomes, forced retirement and
inadequate nursing home care. While few have experienced overt or brutal
ageism, interaction in everyday life involves some negative treatment,
occasional positive ‘sageism’, and others ‘keeping watch’ for one's vulnerabilities.
Health professionals are a major source of ageist treatment. Some
older people limit their lives by accommodating ageism, while others actively
negotiate new images of ageing for themselves and those who will be old in the
future.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Geriatrics and Gerontology,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Social Psychology,Health (social science)
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