Author Question: What is ageism? Explain why the elderly can be an asset to an employer. What will be an ideal ... (Read 56 times)

bobbysung · **on:** Aug 8, 2018

What is ageism? Explain why the elderly can be an asset to an employer.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Who were less likely to see the arrest of Rodney King and the release of the officers that beat him as evidence of a larger pattern of racism?

A) Whites
B) non-Whites
C) Hispanics
D) Blacks

tanna.moeller · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The term ageism refers to prejudice and discrimination against the elderly. Ageism reflects a deep uneasiness among young and middle-aged people about growing old. For many, old age symbolizes disease and death; seeing older adults serve as a reminder that they too may someday become old and infirm. By contrast, society glorifies youth, seeing it as interchangeable with beauty and the future.

Yet in contradiction to these negative stereotypes present in an ageist society, researchers have found that an older worker can be an asset for employers. One study concluded that older workers can be retrained in new technologies, have lower rates of absenteeism than younger employees, and often are more effective salespeople.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A