Growing up and Growing Old: The Politics of Age Exclusion
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Aging & Human Development
- Vol. 8 (2) , 99-110
- https://doi.org/10.2190/3j3c-th1d-c2x0-j3c2
Abstract
The young and the old are inherently vulnerable to the workings of power in a society dominated by the middle-aged. This situation is an outcome of the gradual exclusion of the two ends of the life cycle from productive roles, despite their increasing biological capacities. Consequences of age-based exclusion include economic discrimination, age stereo-typing, and territorial segregation.Keywords
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