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Headings: Social discrimination
Social discrimination
Direct vs. subtle
Race discrimination
Age discrimination
Gender discrimination
Legislation
Caste discrimination
Employment discrimination
Language discrimination
Reverse discrimination and affirmative action
Disability discrimination
Theories
Discrimination
Conservative and Anarcho-Capitalist
Labeling theory
Social checks and balances
See also
References
External links

Content: The reasons for this range from vague feelings that younger people are more "dynamic" and create a positive image for the company, to more concrete concerns about regulations granting older employees higher salaries or other benefits without these expenses being fully justified by an older employees' greater experience. Some people consider that teenagers and youth (around 15-25 years old) are victims of adultism, age discrimination framed as a paternalistic form of protection. In seeking social justice, they feel that it is necessary to remove the use of a false moral agenda in order to achieve agency and empowerment. This perspective is based on the grounds that youth should be treated more respectfully by adults and not as second-class citizens. Some suggest that social stratification in age groups causes outsiders to incorrectly stereotype and generalize the group, for instance that all adolescents are equally immature, violent or rebellious, listen to rock tunes, and do drugs. Some have organized groups against age discrimination. Ageism is the causal effect of a continuum of fears related to age. [ How to reference and link to summary or text] This continuum includes: Pediaphobia: the fear of infants or small children.