Psychological Stressors and Burden of Medical Conditions in Older Adults: A Psychosomatic Approach by Arash Mani, Ali Sahraian, Ali Ghetmiri, Ali Javapour

“…Objective: In geriatric practice, the impact of psychological distress on health status has been undermined due to ageism, atypical presentation and less tendency to report negative affect among elderly people. …”
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PROFILE OF OLDER MALAYSIANS : Current and Future Challenges / by Tengku Aizan Tengku Abdul Hamid, editor 596520, Husna Sulaiman, editor 647136, Siti Farra Zillah Abdullah, editor 647137

“…Issues and challenges that emerge and need to be addressed are highlighted such as poverty and vulnerability of the aged, deteriorating health and long termcare,as well as work and ageism towards older workers that affect the health, active and productive ageing and spiritual as well as overall well-being of the current and future older persons in Malaysia.…”

Strategies to Mitigate Age-Related Bias in Machine Learning: Scoping Review by Charlene Chu, Simon Donato-Woodger, Shehroz S Khan, Tianyu Shi, Kathleen Leslie, Samira Abbasgholizadeh-Rahimi, Rune Nyrup, Amanda Grenier

“… BackgroundResearch suggests that digital ageism, that is, age-related bias, is present in the development and deployment of machine learning (ML) models. …”
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PRO ACTIVE AGEING EDUCATION - GERON ... WHAT?! INTERVENTION STUDY WITH PORTUGUESE STUDENTS by Bruno Cláudio Macedo Portelada, Catarina Soares Oliveira, Guilherme Louro Oliveira, Tiago André Pinto Valente, Alcione Leite da Silva

“…In the Western world, ageing and old age are accompanied by ageism or gerontophobia, being older people perceived as fragile society contributors to the economy and the aging associated with very negative connotations. …”
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Older workers in labour market revitalisation by Irina B. Durakova, Elena А. Mitrofanova, Ivan V. Grigorov

“…Fourth, they allowed considering the version of ageism, which stigmatises older workers as being incapable of work, to be controversial, and creating working conditions that allow supporting the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems of employees. …”
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Paternalistic AI: the case of aged care by Voinea, C, Wangmo, T, Vică, C

“…Thereafter, we argue that ageism oftentimes leads to paternalism towards older adults. …”

Estereotipos negativos sobre el envejecimiento en los estudiantes universitarios de Jaén by Cristina Fernández de Moya Cárdenas, Carmen María Fernández Torralbo, Alfonso Jesús Cruz Lendínez

“…Ageism is the third cause of discrimination in society. …”
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Genre and Female Aging in Two Contemporary Filmic Adaptations of “Snow White” by Katherine Whitehurst

“…Revisiting Anita Wohlmann’s question about whether “the movies undermine and expose the tale’s implicit ageism,” the paper centrally argues that the depictions of the queen in both films entrench and supplement, rather than resist, regressive representations of female aging commonly found in preceding “Snow White” adaptations and in Western contemporary popular culture more broadly. …”
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Paternalistic AI: the case of aged care by Cristina Voinea, Tenzin Wangmo, Constantin Vică

“…Thereafter, we argue that ageism oftentimes leads to paternalism towards older adults. …”
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It’s Not Just About Age Anymore: by Kate de Medeiros

“… The U.S. presidential elections have been the site of racism, sexism, classism, ableism, and ageism among other problematic issues. While the 2024 U.S. presidential election continues to be fraught with numerous “isms” and accusations, the focus in this essay is on a new and powerful discrediting tactic: the whisper of cognitive decline. …”
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Imaging by Valkanova, V, Ebmeier, KP

“…Apart from generic NHS austerity, ‘health without mental health’, and institutional ageism, what could be the reasons for this?…”

Women and journalism by Franks, S

“…In this book, Suzanne Franks looks at the key issues surrounding female journalists – from on-screen sexism and ageism to the dangers facing female foreign correspondents reporting from war zones. …”

The Social Representations of Ageing in young adults by Nassima BOUMESRANE & Nadia GACI

“…By examining how young adults construct and interpret the concept of old age, this study contributes to a deeper understanding of ageism and intergenerational relationships. It highlights the need to challenge negative stereotypes and promote positive images of aging, ultimately fostering a more inclusive and age-friendly society. …”
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Algorithmic probing: Prompting offensive Google results and their moderation by Richard Rogers

“…In all, it was found that Google heavily moderates religion, ethnicities and sexualities (albeit with gaps) but leaves alone stereotypes of gendered professions as well as ageism. It also moderates to a greater degree in English compared to southern European and Balkan languages. …”
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Bank of experience by Maria Eugenia Polo González

“…Its objective is the age empowerment to avoid the prevailing social ageism. Eleven students from the UPSA Interuniversity Experience Program have become professors of eleven young people from the 4th year of Social Education (within the framework of Psychology for adults and seniors and Sociology for adults and seniors). …”
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Geriatric Politics and the American Presidential Election by Stephen Katz, W. Andrew Achenbaum

“… When Anita Wohlmann and Aagje Swinnen invited me to write a commentary on age and ageism in the upcoming 2024 American presidential election, I was entranced by the idea. …”
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Connecting Childhood Studies, Age Studies, and Children’s Literature Studies by Vanessa Joosen

“… Diverging definitions and uses of concepts such as “ageism,” “aetonormativity,” “adultism,” and “childism” point at the relative separateness of the fields of childhood studies, age studies, and children’s literature studies, while also highlighting their shared interest in questions of age, prejudice, and agency. …”
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The Effect of Diversity Management on Employee Engagement in the Manufacturing Sector by Ali Amran Al Afif

“…Despite the industry's importance, diversity management—a key driver of engagement—lags, with low representation of women and persons with disabilities and persistent ethnic and racial discrimination in a nation known for its multiculturalism. Additionally, ageism is prevalent, manifesting as discrimination across different age groups. …”
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Rebuilding “we ourselves” after the pandemic: Intergenerational dialogue as a protective factor against loneliness and social isolation in older adults by Rosita Deluigi, Aurora Ricci

“…In particular, the pandemic further exacerbated social isolation and loneliness among older adults, and the interaction between ageism and the pandemic heightened the sense of loneliness and social disconnection among older adults, necessitating work to increase social cohesion. …”
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Development cooperation facing the challenge of global aging: a critical analysis by Rosa Roig, Carmen Pineda

“…Increased well-being has been instrumental in extending people's lives, giving rise to longer-living societies. Nevertheless, ageism persists in all areas in society; older people suffer discrimination in contexts of crisis according to their probability of survival, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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