Ageism: the importance of the linguistic concept for the construction of the experience

Abstract This study investigated if people are acquainted with the term ‘ageism’, and to what extent acquaintance this corresponds reports of discrimination, due age. The included an online survey, answered by 1,025 Israeli respondents. questionnaire began asking respondents define ‘What is ageism?’ ( gilanut in Hebrew) then mark ‘If types discrimination they experienced last year’. Subsequently, we defined demonstrated ageism asked participants share experiences phenomenon; 457 (45%) were not familiar term. In group that was unfamiliar term, only 46 (10%) reported had such experiences. 208 (30%) ageism. contrast, once ageism, 638 (62%) shared their lives. Of those who 202 (31%) initially study's results show there association between linguistic representation phenomenon wider sense, shows language words have power help understand interpret social human