0 → ageism --
1 the act of treating people unfairly because of their age, especially if they are old: --
I have acknowledged that legislation against agism would be difficult, if not impossible, to enforce.
That need can be met only by legislation against agism, in a form that will demonstrate society's disapproval of such morally unacceptable behaviour.
Yes, the provision is an example of agism, which is reflected, in a sense, throughout the system.
Does not that encourage all the worst trends in the employment market in terms of agism?
I wish to raise the subject of agism.
I am concerned about the implications for age, agism and the elderly.
In the public sphere, agism is demonstrated by the prevalence of derogatory humour and disrespect directed at older people, and the belief that the older population is a burden.
Agism in the form of age-based health care allocation fosters the separation of the physiological part of a patient from the person who is the patient.
