Reducing Ageism In Society
General Topic Ageism can be defined as a stereotypical form of negative verbal, physical, or emotional attitude and/or harassment of a cohort of people commonly referred to as “old people”. Throughout society, ageism exists in many different ways. In these various ways of existence, ageism impacts every individual at one point in their life. By reviewing 4 separate research papers, this paper will present the various ways ageism exists in society, how it differs in each society, and how efforts can be done to reduce ageism. Nelson’s main points in his research paper state that “younger” individuals in America carry a fearful mentality of becoming “older people”. Due to this fear, and societal dogma that “being young is cool!”, “young” individuals