▁with ▁fourth ▁ag ers , ▁as ▁they ▁rem ind ▁them ▁too ▁stark ly ▁of ▁what ▁lies ▁ahead ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁near ▁future . ▁Although ▁this ▁dis com fort ▁or ▁even ▁fear ▁about ▁mort ality ▁is ▁und eni ably ▁common , ▁from ▁a ▁soci etal ▁point ▁of ▁view ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁( self ) age ism ▁is ▁hurt ful ▁to ▁fourth ▁ag ers ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁sense ▁to ▁third ▁ag ers ▁as ▁well , ▁as ▁they ▁risk ▁to ▁become ▁fourth ▁ag ers ▁themselves ▁one ▁day . ▁ ▁Disc rim ination ▁See ▁also : ▁Age ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Age ▁disc rim ination ▁is ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁actions ▁taken ▁to ▁den y ▁or ▁limit ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁people ▁based ▁on ▁age . ▁These ▁are ▁usually ▁actions ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁one ' s ▁age ist ▁belief s ▁and ▁att itudes . ▁Age ▁disc rim ination ▁occurs ▁on ▁both ▁a ▁personal ▁and ▁institution al ▁level . ▁ ▁On ▁a ▁personal ▁level , ▁an ▁older ▁person ▁may ▁be ▁told ▁that ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁is ▁too ▁old ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁certain ▁physical ▁activities , ▁like ▁an ▁inform al ▁game ▁of ▁basketball ▁between ▁friends ▁and ▁family . ▁A ▁younger ▁person ▁may ▁be ▁told ▁they ▁are ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁job ▁or ▁help ▁move ▁the ▁d ining ▁room ▁table . ▁On ▁an ▁institution al ▁level , ▁there ▁are ▁policies ▁and ▁reg ulations ▁in ▁place ▁that ▁limit ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁people ▁of ▁certain ▁ages ▁and ▁den y ▁them ▁to ▁all ▁others