Age discrimination is very common in our society. It is common at all age groups; most people only think it happens to older adults but that is not the case. I think there are a lot of things that contributes to age and generational discrimination. One thing that I think contributes to age and generational discrimination is culture. Different cultures have different views on ages. For example, some Asian cultures see their older adults as people of great wisdom. It is also very abnormal of people from these cultures to have someone other than their family taking care of them as they get older. In western culture it is more common for older adults to be in nursing homes. Another thing that I think contributes to age and generational discrimination is stereotypes. I think stereotypes are started by one person having an experience, good or bad, with a person in a certain age group and then applies them to all the people in the same age group as the person they had that experience with. Another contribution to age and generational discrimination is that a lot of people are more reluctant to accept things that are different than them, so when someone comes a long and is different than them, they are less likely to be more accepting. There are some things that I think can reduce age and generational discrimination. One thing that can reduce age and generational discrimination is to make sure people do not apply one experience they had to every person in that age group; help people know that everyone is their own person and not everyone in an age group is the same. Another thing that could reduce age and generational discrimination is people trying to be more accepting of each other because we are all different and that should be okay.
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I like how you pointed out the cultural differences in age discrimination. I honestly never thought about that aspect and think that we should adopt some of those ideas. I do agree that age can bring wisdom and experience on ideals and skills. Generations should learn from each other as they have all gone through different experiences throughout their lifetimes.
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You raised a great point about cultural differences contributing to age discrimination. In cultures such as the Torres Strait Islanders, “elders” play an extremely important role in the culture and the community. In these cultures, you wouldn’t see a lot of older adults in nursing homes. We place different value on different age groups. I agree that in order to eliminate some of the age-related discrimination we need to not associate bad experiences with every older adult we come across. We should all be accepting of each other.
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I like how you included how age and discrimination are seen among other cultures and societies. When I first saw this my first thought went towards how it is seen in America versus other countries. I also like how you said one experience with someone can affect how you see everyone. We quickly make assumptions even as children. For instance, when I was a child I was chased by an angry dog so I thought that all dogs were mean. I found out after interacting with other ones that that was not the case. We do all need to remember to not stamp accusations on someone before knowing them.
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