Ageism

What examples have you seen or heard of?
This assignment will assess the competency 8 c, e.
Directions: In a one to two page essay, address the questions below. Your essay should be double spaced and
use 12 point Times New Roman font (black). Write in your own words, and avoid plagiarism by citing
paraphrased material using APA Style. Visit the Library's Writing Center for APA style guidelines.
Define what ageism is. At what age does it generally begin?
Summarize how ageism in the workplace affects employees?
Define individual and institutional discrimination. How do these apply to ageism?
STUDY key terms. Match the terms below to the appropriate definition. We’ll use these terms within our
discussions and assignments:

1. Sociology is:
2. The Sociological Imagination:
3. Conflict Theory is:
4. Functionalism is:
   a. The way inequalities contribute to social differences and perpetuate differences in power
   b. the study of groups and group interactions, societies and social interactions
   c. an awareness of the relationship between a person’s behavior and experience and the wider culture that
   shaped the person’s choices and perceptions. It’s a way of seeing our own and other people’s behavior in
   relationship to history and social structure
   d. The way each part of society functions together to contribute to the whole.

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