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Student ID 329897 Ageing Society and Social Policy 'All age discrimination is unacceptable, even if it benefits an individual'. Evaluate and discuss this assertion with reference to key theories on ageing. Age discrimination is said to be worse now than it was over five years ago, with over three-quarters of people believing it will not get any better. Age discrimination emanates from the term Ageism which is a form of prejudice and has created a 'stereotyped homogenous group' which depicts the elderly to be old, frail, physically and mentally inept. Age discrimination can be direct or indirect. Direct forms of discrimination would be if an individual was treated less favourably because of their age or indirectly where by older people are disadvantaged because they are disproportionately affected. In most cases of age discrimination it is the negative aspect which allows for much media coverage however positive discrimination does also occur which receives much...

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