Ageism
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Ageism is discrimination against a person or group on the grounds of age.
Although theoretically the word can refer to the discrimination against any age group (e.g. prejudice specifically targeted at fortysomethings), ageism usually comes in one of two forms: discrimination against youth, and discrimination against the elderly.
In the early 1970s, Maggie Kuhn formed the Gray Panthers, an organization with a goal of eliminating ageism in all forms.
Many groups have been set up in various countries to combat age discrimination, including:
Further reading
fi:Ikäsyrjintä
