Diskriminering og fordommer av eldre i lys av sosial identitetsteori og sosial dominansteori
Engelsk titel: Prejudice against and discrimination of elderly, highlighted by social identification theory and
social dominance theory
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Författare:
Höie MH
Email: magnhild.hoie@hia.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 23
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 06013917
Sammanfattning
This article seeks, with help of
social identification theory and
social dominance theory to highlight
prejudice and discrimination
against the elderly. Central in discussion
is the disconsolate perspective
of elderly that is often presented
in our society. These theoretical
approaches explain in different
ways prejudice and discrimination
with emphasis respectively on, «in
group favouritism» and «legitimizing
» within the existing society. In
light of theory, discussion with
actual examples from earlier research
finds. The theories vary as well
as deepen each other regarding
human need for group belonging
identity, but separate sharply from
each other in regard to cause explanation
and understanding of prejudice
and discrimination, especially
within an institution character. In
order to prevent prejudice and discrimination
it is necessary to be
conscious of our own attitudes
towards the set values concerning
the elderly and aging. Such a process
of increasing awareness can
make people, for instance within
health organization work and work
of caring nature to ask, and perhaps
to keep aloof from group categorization
which disfavour the
elderly in the light of productivity,
effectiveness and youth. A step in
this increasing awareness may be,
from personal as well as social
considerations, to point out a more
positive and optimistic view of the
elderly and aging than the dominating
«misery perspective» up to this
date has represented.