Ageism

Prejudice Against Our Feared Future Self

Bibliographic Data

ID10219829
AuthorsTodd D Nelson (California State University, Stanislaus, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume61
Issue2
Pages207-221
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00402.x
OpenAlexW2014675394
LanguageEN
Citations received162
References cited53

For decades, researchers have discovered much about how humans automatically categorize others in social perception. Some categorizations—race, gender, and age—are so automatic that they are termed “primitive categories.” As we categorize, we often develop stereotypes about the categories. Researchers know much about racism and sexism, but comparatively little about prejudicing and stereotyping based on age. The articles in this issue highlight the current empirical and theoretical work by researchers in gerontology, psychology, communication, and related fields on understanding the origins and consequences of stereotyping and prejudicing against older adults. With the aging baby boomer demographic, it is especially timely for researchers to work to understand how society can shed its institutionalized ageism and promote respect for elders

Categorization · Epistemology · Perception · Prejudice (legal term · Race (biology · Racism · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion · Gender Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology