Ageism: j__ made about people due to a__ a__.
-can also apply to c__.
judgments, advanced age
children
Stereotypes of Older People:
a) physical characteristics:
- h__ problems
- walk s__
- w__
- hard of h__
- t__ slowly
b) personality:
- s__ in their ways
- o__-fashioned
- e__
- i__
- give good a__
- l__
- g__
- health problems
- walk slowly
- wrinkled
- hard of hearing
- talk slowly
- set in their ways
- old-fashioned
- experienced
- interesting
- give good advice
- lonely
- grouchy
Origins of Age Prejudice:
1) Productivity:
- older adults seen as a f__ b__.
- do not c__ to s__
2) Terror Management Theory: fear of death
- “o__ age”=”d__”
- reflects u__ about growing old
- when reminded of m__–> view older people more n__
financial burden
contribute, society
old, death
uneasiness
mortality, negatively
Age Discrimination:
Age and Job Discrimination Study:
- trained younger and older job applicants (equal credentials)
- applied for 102 entry-level sales/management jobs
- older applicants receive less f__ responses
- …often before o__ to show q__.
favorable
opportunity, qualifications
Ableism and Discrimination:
-stigma of d__
ableism: a p__ against or d__ for the n__ of persons with d__.
Extent of Stigma Depends on Many Factors:
Whether or not the disability is:
- c__
- a__ appealing
- c__
- potentially d__
disability
prejudice, disregard, needs, disabilities
- concealable
- aesthetically appealing
- controllable
- potentially dangerous
•Anxiety about interacting with disabled people:
-the non-disabled experience two types of anxiety:
1) Existential Anxiety:
- reminds others of m__ (t__ m__ theory)
- leads to the beliefs that people with disabilities are h__/d__.
2) Aesthetic Anxiety:
- f__ because appearance includes “u__” p__ traits
- may s__ people
mortality, terror management
helpless/dependent
fearful, unappealing, physical
shun
Mental Illness:
Stereotypes about people with mental illness include that they are:
- w__
- d__
- t__
- u__
- d__
- a__
Attitudes toward m__ illness are more negative than attitudes toward p__ disabilities.
- withdrawn
- depressed
- tense
- unpredictable
- dangerous
- aggressive
mental, physical
Mental Illness: Factors that increase discrimination:
- two factors that increase discrimination
1) Controllable: if others think disorder is c__ (i.e. ‘just stop being d__’)
2) Perceived D__
Outcomes:
- a__ a person with mental illness
- withhold h__
- endorse c__ treatment
The Experience of Mental Health Illness Discrimination:
- mental health is usually c__ and people often choose not to d__ it.
- many experience d__ because of their mental illness
controllable, depressed
danger
avoid
help
coercive
concealable, disclose
discrimination
The benefits of being physically attractive:
- more f__
- better s__ skills
- a more active s__ life
- e__ advantages
Attractiveness only has a m__ effect on w__-b__ and life s__.
- more friends
- better social skills
- a more active sex life
- economic advantages
marginal, well-being, life satisfaction
Gender, age, and physical appearance:
- a__ is perceived to be more important for f__ than m__.
- o__ people’s physical appearance is judged h__.
- negative associations between a__ and p__ a__ are stronger for w__ than m__.
attractiveness, females, males
older, harshly
age, physical appearance, women, men
Why is Weight Prejudice Acceptable:
- overweight and obese individuals face p__ and d__
- assumed to be l__.
Important Factor: c__
-recall study on judgment levels for being overweight due to t__ problem or o__ example.
prejudice, discrimination
lazy
controllable
thyroid, overeating
The Social Consequences of Weight Prejudice:
- obese people are more likely to experience d__ and low s__ e__.
- linked to e__ disorders and o__.
- experience e__ discrimination at least some of the time
depression, self esteem
eating, obesity
employment
