This guide discusses the occurrence of age discrimination and provides resources for learning more about this type of discrimination.
What is Ageism?
Ageism is “the stereotypes (how we think), prejudice (how we feel), and discrimination (how we act) towards others or oneself based on age.” – World Health Organization
See Mariann Aalda’s TEDx Talk “Ageism Is a Bully…Stand Up to It!”
Books & Podcasts
Books
- Ageism: Stereotyping and Prejudice Against Older Persons – by Todd D Nelson
- What’s Wrong with Children’s Rights – by Martin Guggenheim
- Age Discrimination and Diversity: Multiple Discrimination from an Age Perspective – by Malcolm Sargeant
- Age Discrimination by Employers – by Kerry Segrave
- Age Discrimination and Children’s Rights: Ensuring Equality and Acknowledging Difference – by Claire Breen
- Disability and Aging Discrimination: Perspectives in Law and Psychology – by Richard L Wiener and Steven L Willborn
- My Sister’s Keeper – by Jodi Picoult (fiction)
Articles & Databases
News & Popular Reading
- Can We Talk About Ageism in Picture Books?
- Why Ageism Never Gets Old
- The Ugly Truth About Ageism: It’s a Prejudice Targeting Our Future Selves
- Children Are Asking the Internet How to Get Vaccinated Without Their Parents’ Consent
- Saying ‘Yes’: Minors Ability to Consent Permission Stories
- When Should Minors Make Their Own Medical Decisions?
- Ageism: A Prevalent and Insidious Health Threat
Academic
- The Special Problem of the “Younger Older Worker:” Reverse Age Discrimination and the ADEA
- Perceived Age Discrimination & Mental Health
- Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Family: Applying an Intergenerational Critical Consciousness Approach
- Evaluation of the Relation Between Age Discrimination and Intercultural Sensitivities of University Students in Healthcare Fields
See the catalog for more peer-reviewed articles on ageism.
Collections
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Cyberbullying
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Elderly Issues
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Student Activism & Free Speech
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Student Rights
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Teens & Privacy
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Terminal Care
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Zero-Tolerance Policies