What is Age Discrimination?

Ageism (English: Ageism) refers to a view that the elderly are physically or socially weak and therefore discriminate against them, derived from the stereotypes of the elderly. Age discrimination can be accidental or systematic. The term was first seen in 1969 and was used by American geriatrician Robert N. Butler to describe discrimination against older persons, which is grouped under the same model as gender and racial discrimination.

Age discrimination

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Chinese-style age discrimination refers to the belief that young people are inferior to seniors in their knowledge and experience. In the workplace, in order to ensure the interests of seniors, they use unscientific management systems to suppress outstanding young people. The age, experience and level of professional knowledge are mistakenly viewed as an inevitable one, judging ability by age, and suppressing the younger for the benefit of the elderly.

Age discrimination in employment refers to the unreasonable discrimination given in the employment profession based on the age of the person.

Discrimination against the elderly

For example, in the United States, one in every five workers is over 55 years old, and according to

Do you also think that people between the ages of 40 and 50 are relatively slow on the Internet, and young people get started with high technology? From another perspective, do you tend to think that young people are easy to be pretentious, and their eyes are low, and older employees are more dedicated and reliable in their work? At this time, you have already entered the "age discrimination" pit. ^[2]