The Social Separation of Old and Young: A Root of Ageism

Hagestad, Gunhild O.; & Uhlenberg, Peter. (2005). The Social Separation of Old and Young: A Root of Ageism. Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), 343-60.

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Hagestad, Gunhild O.
Uhlenberg, Peter

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2005

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Journal of Social Issues

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61

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2

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343-60

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10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00409.x

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2467

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Ageism has been the focus of numerous publications, while age segregation is a neglected topic. Ageism on a micro-individual level is linked to segregation on a macro level in a segregation-ageism cycle. Possible linking mechanisms, which might help break this cycle, can be found on a meso level of social networks—their structure and functions. Data from the United States and the Netherlands show that non-family networks are strongly age homogeneous. Based on earlier work by a range of scholars, we suggest that time, group identity, perspective-taking, and affective ties are factors that must be considered with regard to the functions of networks. Addressing meso level mechanisms poses challenges to social policy as well as research.

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Life Course Perspectives

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Hagestad, Gunhild O.; & Uhlenberg, Peter. (2005). The Social Separation of Old and Young: A Root of Ageism. Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), 343-60.