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Age Discrimination: Effects and Suggestions for Solutions

Yaş Ayrımcılığı: Etkiler ve Çözüm Önerileri

Pages
32–39
Publication Date
2023-04-30
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The joint and planned action of institutions can prevent age discrimination.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Age discrimination is generally age-oriented attitudes developed against older individuals.
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Key Findings & Data:It can pose a significant challenge to healthy aging.
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Conclusion & Impact:The joint and planned action of institutions can prevent age discrimination.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Yaş ayrımcılığı · yaşlı birey · ayrımcı tutumlar

Abstract

Age discrimination is generally age-oriented attitudes developed against older individuals. It refers to stereotypes, prejudices and attitudes in society. These attitudes are often negative. Age-related discrimination attitudes are internalized from childhood. Discriminatory attitudes can weaken older individuals’ motivation for life. It can pose a significant challenge to healthy aging. It is known that negative attitudes negatively affect older individuals physically, socially and spiritually. Increasing awareness of this issue can reduce discrimination. There should be courses related to old age in the education curriculum. In addition, all institutions should pay attention to this issue. The discriminatory attitudes faced by the elderly can lead to negative results in the individual and social areas. The joint and planned action of institutions can prevent age discrimination.

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Yaş ayrımcılığı genellikle yaşlı bireylere karşı geliştirilen yaş odaklı tutumlardır. Toplum içerisindeki kalıp yargılar, önyargılar ve tutumları ifade etmektedir. Bu tutumlar çoğu zaman olumsuzdur. Yaş ile ilgili ayrımcılık tutumları çocukluktan itibaren içselleştirilmektedir. Ayrımcı tutumlar, yaşlı bireylerin yaşama dair motivasyonlarını zayıflatabilir. Sağlıklı yaşlanma için büyük bir zorluk oluşturabilir. Olumsuz tutumların yaşlı bireylerin fiziksel, sosyal ve ruhsal olarak olumsuz etkilediği bilinmektedir. Bu konuda farkındalığın arttırılması ayrımcılığı azaltabilir. Eğitim müfredatı içerisinde yaşlılık ile ilgili derslerin olması gerekmektedir. Ayrıca tüm kurumların bu konuda hassasiyet göstermesi gerekmektedir. Yaşlıların karşılaştığı ayrımcı tutumlar bireysel ve toplumsal alanda olumsuz sonuçlar ortaya çıkarabilmektedir. Kurumların ortak ve planlı hareket etmesi ile yaş ayrımcılığının önüne geçilebilir.

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DİKMEN, R. D. (2023). Age Discrimination: Effects and Suggestions for Solutions. Geriatrik Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 6 Sayı: 1, 32–39. https://ajindex.com/articles/937618

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