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Gerontophobia is the hatred or fear of the elderly, or a fear of age-related self-degeneration (similar to gerascophobia). The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn , "old man" [ 1 ] and φόβος – phobos , "fear". [ 2 ]
Ageism [1] [2] [3] is a type of discrimination based on one's age, generally used to refer to age based discrimination against elderly people. The term was coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler to describe this discrimination, building on the terminology of sexism and racism . [ 4 ]
The organization was prominent in protests against both Iraq Wars, in 1991 and 2003. [12] [13] There were even some Gray Panthers who were arrested over protests in 2003. While such efforts were originally unsuccessful, protesting these wars resonated with younger generations of potential Gray Panthers, therefore, engaging the “youth” part ...
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) is a United States law (codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1691 et seq.), enacted 28 October 1974, [3] that makes it unlawful for any creditor to discriminate against any applicant, with respect to any aspect of a credit transaction, on the basis of (among other things) age, provided the applicant has the capacity to contract.
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With reports of elderly victims of political scammers on the rise, the payment giant that transacted $481 billion in the first half of 2024 says families need to get involved.
Transitions would provide Suboxone at Grateful Life as well if it could overcome Recovery Kentucky’s bias against the medication, company administrators said. “Some [of it] is the old-time, Big Book-thumping AA members,” said Karen Hargett, Transitions’ assistant executive director.
The term is used also against people with still good mental capabilities, merely due to their age. Sheng nu: A derogatory Chinese slang term loosely translating to "leftover women", used to describe unmarried older women.(see "Spinster" below) Silver fox: A sexually-attractive or promiscuous older person, typically a woman. (see "cougar" above)