Late Adulthood And Death Of An Individual Across The Life Span Development Process

The text states that young adults report a strong sense that those who die in young adulthood feel as if they would be cheated out of their future. This is something I could relate to. Being a young adult means having more days in front of you than behind you. You have a whole life to live out. It makes sense why young people feel this way toward death during young adulthood. I'm not so much afraid or death as I am the unknown. While I have religious beliefs that define death and its meaning; no human knows what death truly is until they die. The same way we did not know of our birth until we were born. We know about dying because it's not personal, we may experience it secondarily through the loss of a loved on or friend; but death is an experience

Aging and death is unquestionable. Each person will experience death in life. Presumably, the average human life is age 70 (Schilling, Wahl, & Wiegering (2012) this number greatly depends on a persons' age, gender, health, cultural background, in addition to geographical location. Aging comes with carrying years of having obstacles, shock, and sorrow which in the end puts a stinging strain on the body. The pressure of death and dying likewise causes innumerable distresses, which produces a broad range of sadness. These reactions cause one to begin experiencing bereavement, grief combined with mourning (Clegg,

answered and is. Thankfully it is answered for us. According to Open Society institute who wrote the article Ageism in America said that ageism is a term that was invented by Dr. Robert Butler during the 1968. Though the term was invented in 1968 it was still around before it was actually named and it still exists today. For instance there was this guy who acted like a tree trimmer. He stepped in and stole more than 2,000 dollars("Police Seek Scam Artist Who Stole Thousands From Elderly Man.").

Day to day, people face all sorts of discrimination in the world. One form of discrimination a person may encounter is ageism. Ageism is defined as prejudice against a certain age group. Whether that a young age such as teenagers, or an older age such as senior citizens. Ageism is everywhere. In the media of today’s world and in jobs.

“Ageism has been called the ultimate prejudice, the last discrimination, the cruelest rejection,” Stein (unpublished). We as a people have defeated for the most part racism and sexism, but we have allowed the third great “ism” to remain unchallenged. “This widely practiced prejudice has gone on for generations and is known as ageism,” (Palmore, Erdman, Ballagh (1999). By definition, according to Webster’s Dictionary, it is discrimination against person’s of a certain age group. Ageism includes both positive affect and a negative connotation with any given age group. It is predominately seen as a reflection on the elderly. Positive aspects of ageism on the elderly include medical care, discounts and tax

Ageism is defined as “prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly” (Webster). On page 4, Virginia says, “Mrs. Otis and I are from Whistle Stop … her son and daughter-in-law had a fit for her to come and live at the nursing home, and they asked me to come with her. I told them I’d stay with her for a while—she doesn’t know it yet, but I’m going back home just as soon as she gets settled in good.” The family is actually dumping her and they do that because she is getting old. They do not want to take care of either Mrs. Otis or Mrs. Threadgood. Another example of ageism can be found on page 288. One day Evelyn Couch drives to go shopping, she has to wait a while for a parking space to open up. When a car finally leaves, a group of young girls take the empty spot. Evelyn said, “Excuse me, but I was waiting for that space and you pulled right in front of me.” The girl looked at her with a smirk and said, “Let’s face it, lady, I’m younger and faster than you

Ageism is prejudice against a group who is of old age and discriminated against solely based on their age. This group is usually men and women whose age is 40 or older. It has a great influence today. Society at times views older men and women as a liabilities and or incompetent to perform tasks that younger individuals can perform accordingly

Ageism is any attitudes, actions, or institutional structure which subordinates a person or group because of their age or any assignment of roles in society purely on the basis of age. It typically reflects a prejudice in society against older adults. The concept of aging varies across different cultures as different countries have varying demographic statistics such as Japan and Italy having significant part of their population above the age of 60 versus most countries in Africa who have significant parts of their population below the age of 30. Most research on ageism is done on children, adolescents, or young adults with few studies on actual older adults. Age is increasingly becoming a more positive concept, yet older people are still stereotyped. The three theories in sociology about aging are disengagement, activity, and continuity.

The term "ageism" was coined in 1969 by Robert Butler, the first director of the National Institute on Aging. He used the word to describe the process of systematic stereotyping of people because they are old. Ageism is a term that is similar to other ‘isms ' in society, such as racism and sexism. "Ageism allows other generations to see older people as different from themselves; thus they subtly cease to identify with their elders as human beings" (Butler, 1975). All people, including the young as well as the old, can be discriminated against based on age. Today ageism is more broadly defined as any prejudice or discrimination against or in favor of an age group (Palmore, 1990).

Analyzing late adulthood and the death of an individual as a culmination of the life span development process one must understand late adulthood consists of. This paper will give a brief overview of ageism and stereotypes associate with late adulthood. This will explain how health and wellness techniques in the late adulthood stages can mitigate the negative effects of aging. As people age the social views and experiences changes in relationships and interactions with individuals, as he or she nears end of life. When closely approaching the end of life, a person has cultural and personal attitudes about death and dignity in late adulthood.

Ageism can operate as implicit thoughts, feelings, and behavior towards older people that occur without conscious awareness or control. These can be myths, beliefs or misconceptions about aging. One example of ageism that I have witnessed in health care is the misconception about the cognitive or functional decline. I have worked with elderly for about 7 years and at least 75% adult I have interviewed during my education sessions has expressed this misconception. A good example is the perception that, when someone is wheelchair bound then might have other disabilities and we tend to speak louder or talk like we are talking with a child.

Ageism is a form of discrimination and prejudice, particularly experienced by seniors. Three examples of ageism that I have committed and witness are;

Feelings of emptiness, loss, depression, guilt and remorse are all synonymous with death. It takes many different routes but eventually has a final destination that is common to all. Saying goodbye is never an easy fete despite the fact we know the inevitable is near. Death touches every facet of life, and for the elderly it is sooner rather than later as passing the milestone of three scores and ten automatically puts the elderly into alert mode, cognizant that death is imminent. Though many live well into their eighties and nineties, the brain and the body begin to prepare itself for its exit and there leaves a unpleasant occasion due to the termination of bonds. Older people think about death more but feel less afraid of death than

Ageism as defined by Merriam-Webster (2016), “prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group and especially the elderly”. A study conducted by Nelson (2016), studied the effect of ageism and negative stereotypes which older adults

“Ageism, or agism, is a prejudice or discrimination against an individual or group in society on the basis of one's conception of age. A prejudice is a preconceived mentality, judgement, or opinion that may have no reason nor basis. Discrimination is the expression of prejudice resulting in differential treatment of different groups or individuals in society. This may include unjust behaviors, actions, language(s) and degrading terms, or limitations restricting another's rights. A person who participates in and supports ageism is called an ageist.” (Tse)