Title: Ageism - Wikipedia
Headings: Ageism
Ageism
Contents
Classification
Distinction from other age-related bias
Implicit ageism
Government ageism
Stereotyping
Prejudice
Digital ageism
Visual ageism
Discrimination
Employment
Hollywood
Healthcare
Effects of ageism
Catholic Church
Africa
Nigeria
America
Canada
Colombia
United States
Asia
Australia
Philippines
European Union
Germany
France
Belgium
Sweden
United Kingdom
Advocacy against ageism
Related campaigns
Accusations of ageism
See also
References
External links
Further reading

Content: Originally it was identified chiefly towards older people, old age, and the aging process; discriminatory practices against older people; and institutional practices and policies that perpetuate stereotypes about elderly people. Although in the UK it was used (March 1983) in terms of discrimination against younger people by Councillor Richard Thomas at a meeting of Bracknell Forest Council, it has much more recently (February 2021) been used in regards to prejudice and discrimination against especially adolescents and children, such as denying them certain rights usually reserved for adults such as the right to vote, run for political office, buy and use alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis, marry, own a gun, gamble, consent or refuse medical treatment, sign contracts, and so forth; indeed, denying them citizenship at all. This can also include ignoring their ideas because they are considered "too young", or assuming that they should behave in certain ways because of their age. The elderly themselves can be deeply ageist, having internalized a lifetime of negative stereotypes about aging. Fear of death and fear of disability and dependence are major causes of ageism; avoiding, segregating, and rejecting older people are coping mechanisms that allow people to avoid thinking about their own mortality. Contents
1 Classification
1.1 Distinction from other age-related bias
1.2 Implicit ageism
1.3 Government ageism
1.4 Stereotyping
1.5 Prejudice
1.6 Digital ageism
1.7 Visual ageism
2 Discrimination
2.1 Employment
2.2 Hollywood
2.3 Healthcare
3 Effects of ageism
3.1 Catholic Church
3.2 Africa
3.2.1 Nigeria
3.3 America
3.3.1 Canada
3.3.2 Colombia
3.3.3 United States
3.4 Asia
3.4.1 Australia
3.4.2 Philippines
3.5 European Union
3.5.1 Germany
3.5.2 France
3.5.3 Belgium
3.5.4 Sweden
3.5.5 United Kingdom
4 Advocacy against ageism
4.1 Related campaigns
4.2 Accusations of ageism
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
8 Further reading
Classification
Distinction from other age-related bias
Ageism in common parlance and age studies usually refers to negative discriminatory practices against old people, people in their middle years, teenagers and children.