▁mother ▁of ▁two ▁children ▁as ▁for ▁someone ▁of ▁a ▁younger ▁age . ▁That ▁assumption ▁reflect s ▁a ▁traditional ▁idea ▁of ▁female ▁sexual ity ▁as ▁being ▁essentially ▁linked ▁to ▁child b ear ing ▁purposes ▁and ▁thus ▁ign ores ▁its ▁physical ▁and ▁psych ological ▁relev ance ▁for ▁the ▁self - ful fill ment ▁of ▁women ▁as ▁people ." ▁ ▁Effect s ▁of ▁age ism ▁Age ism ▁has ▁significant ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁elder ly ▁and ▁young ▁people . ▁These ▁effects ▁might ▁be ▁seen ▁within ▁different ▁levels : ▁person , ▁selected ▁company , ▁whole ▁economy . ▁The ▁s tere ot ypes ▁and ▁infant il ization ▁of ▁older ▁and ▁younger ▁people ▁by ▁patron izing ▁language ▁affect s ▁older ▁and ▁younger ▁people ' s ▁self - este em ▁and ▁behav iors . ▁After ▁repeatedly ▁hearing ▁a ▁s tere ot ype ▁that ▁older ▁or ▁younger ▁people ▁are ▁useless , ▁older ▁and ▁younger ▁people ▁may ▁begin ▁to ▁feel ▁like ▁dependent , ▁non - contrib uting ▁members ▁of ▁society . ▁They ▁may ▁start ▁to ▁perce ive ▁themselves ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁looking - glass ▁self — that ▁is , ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁ways ▁that ▁others ▁in ▁society ▁see ▁them . ▁Studies ▁have ▁also ▁specifically ▁shown ▁that ▁when ▁older ▁and ▁younger ▁people ▁hear ▁these ▁s tere ot ypes ▁about ▁their ▁supposed ▁in comp et ence ▁and ▁useless ness , ▁they ▁perform ▁worse ▁on ▁measures ▁of ▁compet ence ▁and ▁memory . ▁These ▁s tere ot ypes ▁then ▁become ▁self - ful fill ing ▁prop he cies . ▁According ▁to ▁Be cca ▁Le vy '