Individual and social consequences of old age stereotypes

• Authors: Marlena Kilian

Title variants

PL

Individual and social consequences of old age stereotypes

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In the era of aging societies the consequences of old age stereotypes seem to be  underestimated. The aim of the article is to present the influence of old age stereotypes on aging individuals and the society as a whole, based on the available empirical data. The article begins with a definition of a stereotype and  then it analyses individual and social consequences of old age stereotypes. The analysis of the cited empirical data about the consequences of these stereotypes leads to a belief that positive changes in ageing stereotypes can result in improved physical, psychological and social functioning of elderly people and a realistic identification of their potential may lead to a better utilization of their impact in the society.

PL

W dobie starzenia się społeczeństw konsekwencje stereotypów na temat starszego wieku wydają się niedoceniane. Celem artykułu jest zaprezentowanie wpływu wiekowych stereotypów na starzejące się jednostki i całe społeczeństwo, w oparciu o dostępne dane empiryczne. W części wprowadzającej zdefiniowano pojęcie stereotypu, następnie omówiono indywidualne i społeczne konsekwencje stereotypów na temat starszego wieku. Analiza przytoczonych danych empirycznych na temat skutków stereotypizacji wieku senioralnego rodzi przekonanie, że pozytywne zmiany w zakresie stereotypowych sądów na temat starszego wieku mogą prowadzić do poprawy funkcjonowania fizycznego, psychicznego i społecznego osób w starszym wieku, z drugiej strony, bazując na realnym rozpoznaniu ich możliwości, lepszego wykorzystania przez społeczeństwo ich potencjału.

Keywords

EN

aging; old age; stereotypes; age-related stereotypes; ageism

PL

starzenie się; starość; stereotypy; stereotypy na temat starszego wieku; ageizm.; starzenie się; starość; stereotypy; stereotypy na temat starszego wieku; ageizm.

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie
• Journal: Forum Pedagogiczne
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 241-256

Dates

published

2018-10-06

Contributors

author

Marlena Kilian

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Identifiers

DOI

10.21697/fp.2018.2.17