Reading Cruikshank and Aronson side by side, and then exploring Ceridwen Dovey’s literary perspective, made me realize that ageism shows up not only in language, stories, and institutions but also inside people’s minds. Cruikshank’s treatment of ageism as a social...
After reading Cruikshank’s examples of ageism, I realized that the Fairy Tale example shocked me the most. After reading about how older women are normally painted in those stories, I thought back to all of the fairy tales or Disney movies I watched as a child....
From Cruikshank, the most striking discussion is her breakdown of how stereotypes seep into everyday systems like media, work, law, and even families. The idea that ageism is not just individual bias, but a cultural script felt uncomfortably familiar. Her point about...
1. The example or statement of ageism that impacted me the most was the discussion of how older women are stereotyped more harshly than men. In all our time discussing older adults, we have never talked about the differences between genders and the specific impacts...
There were many ageism detailed information that has fascinated me deeply, there is one that has the greatest impact. It is fascinating that ageism is really a part of every aspect of like that has to do with another person. Then, there is an internal alignment with...
