What is Ageism?
Ageism is “the stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination against people on the basis of their age.” – World Health Organization
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Books
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism – Ashton Applewhite
Betrayed: The Legalization of Age Discrimination in the Workplace – Patricia Barnes
Ageism: Stereotyping & Prejudice Against Older Persons – Todd Nelson
What’s Wrong with Children’s Rights – Martin Guggenheim
Fiction
My Sister’s Keeper – Jodi Picoult
Podcasts
- SilverDisobedience – A Rebellion Against Ageism
- Zestful Aging
- Aging Unmasked
- PolitiKid Podcast
- Unstoppable Teen
- How to Do Everything
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
- Ageism & Age Discrimination in Health Care: Fact or Fiction?
- Age Discrimination in Education: Developments in Discrimination Law
- Perceived Age Discrimination & Mental Health
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Collections
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- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Student Rights
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Teens & Privacy
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Terminal Care
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Zero-Tolerance Policies
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Millennial Generation