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Ensaios da Fundação #12
Discriminação da Terceira Idade
O marcado envelhecimento da população a que assistimos nos últimos anos tem implicações importantes para as economias europeias e portuguesa. As pressões sobre o mercado de trabalho e sobre as medidas de protecção social requerem ajustamentos consideráveis, que passam pela promoção de políticas de envelhecimento activo que permitam aos cidadãos viver de uma forma mais saudável e mais produtiva.
Esta perspectiva não se coaduna com a imagem negativa que prevalece nas várias esferas da nossa sociedade e que persiste em tratar as pessoas mais velhas como doentes e incapazes. Neste contexto, um facto é certo: o futuro do país passa necessariamente por uma mudança ideológica profunda no modo como encaramos o envelhecimento e as pessoas idosas.
Esta perspectiva não se coaduna com a imagem negativa que prevalece nas várias esferas da nossa sociedade e que persiste em tratar as pessoas mais velhas como doentes e incapazes. Neste contexto, um facto é certo: o futuro do país passa necessariamente por uma mudança ideológica profunda no modo como encaramos o envelhecimento e as pessoas idosas.
- GenresSociology
102 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2011
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September 19, 2020
The World Health Organization warned that age discrimination is a widespread problem, especially in rich countries, with a negative impact on the physical and mental health of the elderly, contributing to depression and isolation.
In a statement distributed this Thursday to mark the International Day of Older Persons, the United Nations agency for health reveals the results of a survey that concludes that 60% of people consider that the elderly are not respected.
The WHO study, which covered more than 83,000 people in 57 countries, aimed to assess attitudes towards older people in all age groups and concluded that the lowest levels of respect arise in high-income countries.
"This analysis confirms that ageism [age discrimination] is pervasive. However, most people are unaware of the subconscious stereotypes they hold about older people," said John Beard, WHO director for ageing. And the Life Course.
The official compares this form of discrimination with sexism and racism and points out that it is possible to change social norms.
"It is time to stop defining people by their age. This fact will result in more prosperous, more egalitarian and healthier societies."
It is that negative attitudes about ageing and the elderly can have "significant consequences for the physical and mental health" of the elderly, warns the WHO.
Older people who see themselves as a burden perceive their lives as having less value, which puts them at risk of depression and social isolation.
Recent studies cited by the WHO show that older people who have a negative idea of their ageing do not recover as well from illness and live an average of 7.5 years less than people with a more positive attitude.
By 2025, the number of people over 60 expected to double, and by 2050 it is expected to reach two billion worldwide.
Alana Officer, the coordinator of the Department of Aging and Life Course at WHO, recalls that "ageism can take many forms", including the representation of elderly people as fragile. Dependent and disconnected from reality in the media, discriminatory practices such as rationing care health insurance or institutional policies such as mandatory retirement at a certain age.
Source: https://www.dn.pt/sociedade/discrimin...
In a statement distributed this Thursday to mark the International Day of Older Persons, the United Nations agency for health reveals the results of a survey that concludes that 60% of people consider that the elderly are not respected.
The WHO study, which covered more than 83,000 people in 57 countries, aimed to assess attitudes towards older people in all age groups and concluded that the lowest levels of respect arise in high-income countries.
"This analysis confirms that ageism [age discrimination] is pervasive. However, most people are unaware of the subconscious stereotypes they hold about older people," said John Beard, WHO director for ageing. And the Life Course.
The official compares this form of discrimination with sexism and racism and points out that it is possible to change social norms.
"It is time to stop defining people by their age. This fact will result in more prosperous, more egalitarian and healthier societies."
It is that negative attitudes about ageing and the elderly can have "significant consequences for the physical and mental health" of the elderly, warns the WHO.
Older people who see themselves as a burden perceive their lives as having less value, which puts them at risk of depression and social isolation.
Recent studies cited by the WHO show that older people who have a negative idea of their ageing do not recover as well from illness and live an average of 7.5 years less than people with a more positive attitude.
By 2025, the number of people over 60 expected to double, and by 2050 it is expected to reach two billion worldwide.
Alana Officer, the coordinator of the Department of Aging and Life Course at WHO, recalls that "ageism can take many forms", including the representation of elderly people as fragile. Dependent and disconnected from reality in the media, discriminatory practices such as rationing care health insurance or institutional policies such as mandatory retirement at a certain age.
Source: https://www.dn.pt/sociedade/discrimin...
May 13, 2023
Uma leitura não óbvia, de uma tema completamente negligenciado, até hoje, na nossa sociedade. Por esse motivo mesmo, o livro é uma revelação e um alerta que representou para mim uma total surpresa face ao problema do idadismo. Recomendo!
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