The aim of this article is to investigate different ways in which nursing home scandals in Sweden have been framed, to discuss the relations between these existing frameworks, and to identify ways of describing the problem that are absent in the current debates. Data for the study consisted of media articles, television documentaries and internet debates, expert reports and court hearings, and ...

Caring is a positive social act, but can it result in negative attitudes towards those cared for, and towards others from their wider social group? Based on intergroup contact theory, we tested whether care workers' (CWs) positive and negative contact with old-age care home residents (CHRs) predicts prejudiced attitudes towards that group, and whether this generalises to other older people. Fif...

The requirements of the UK Equality Act 2010 and some high profile criticism for using a potentially ageist methodology have prompted the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to assess the processes and methodology it uses to make appraisal decisions. This paper argues that NICE has established rigorous systems to protect against ageist decisions, has no track record of ...

For decades, researchers have discovered much about how humans automatically categorize others in social perception. Some categorizations—race, gender, and age—are so automatic that they are termed “primitive categories.” As we categorize, we often develop stereotypes about the categories. Researchers know much about racism and sexism, but comparatively little about prejudicing and stereotyping...

BACKGROUND age-related differences in the treatment of lung cancer patients have been reported in the past, but most previous studies have not recorded case-mix factors, nor have they studied the impact of such ageism on survival. METHODS a questionnaire-based study of diagnostic and case-mix factors was carried out across 48 hospital Trusts in the UK between 1997 and 1998. We identified 1,65...

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In the future, the ageing of “baby boomers” is likely to result in a shortage of skilled labour in Australia, like other western countries. This shortage is due to baby boomers’ early retirement and decreasing national birth rates. In addition, the workforce is ageing, due to improved health, lifestyle, and longevity. There are several consequences of this increased longevity. A consequence of ...

Ageism involves all aspects of life and it manifests through the manner in which people interact, as well our self-perception. Impact age on social interactions especially mental physical health remains for most part unknown or underestimated, with a tendency towards homogenized characterization from derives risk damage, exaggeration even distortion. Covid-19 pandemic generated complex context ...