I-Ageism luhlobo lobandlululo olubandakanya ubandlululo kubantu ngokusekelwe kwiminyaka yabo. Ngokufana nokubandlulula ngokobuhlanga kunye nobulili, ukukhula ngokwexesha kubandakanya ukugcina izinto ezintle ngabantu abahlukeneyo.
I-termism yobudala yayisetyenziswe okokuqala ngu-gerontologist uRobert N. Butler ukuchaza ukucalulwa kwabantu abadala. Namhlanje, eli gama lisetyenziswa rhoqo kunoma yiluphi uhlobo lobandlululo olusekelwe kwixesha elide, nokuba lubandakanya ubandlululo kubantwana, abatsha, abadala okanye abantu abadala.
Ukubonakaliswa kwe-ageism kudlalwa rhoqo kwiimeko zokusebenzela, apho kunokukhokelela ekuhlawuleleni ukungalingani okanye ubunzima bokufumana umsebenzi. Abantu abadala abasenokuba nzima ukufumana imisebenzi kwaye bafumane umvuzo ophantsi ngenxa yokuntula kwabo amava, ngelixa abantu abadala abadala bengaba neengxaki ekuphumezeni ukukhushulwa, ukufumana umsebenzi omtsha kunye nokuguqula imisebenzi.
Iimpawu ezithintekayo kwi-Ageism
Abaphandi uSusan Fiske bacebise ukuba ukunyaniseka ngabantu asebekhulile bahlala becinganisa nendlela abantu abancinci abalindele ukuba baziphathe ngayo.
- Isingqangi sokuqala esichazayo sithetha ngokulandelana . Abantu abaselula bahlala becinga ukuba abantu asebekhulile "babe nexesha labo," kwaye bafanele benze indlela yezizukulwana eziselula.
- Isingqungquthela sesibini ibhekisela kulokho uFiske ebhekisela kulo njengokusetyenziswa. Abantu abancinci baninzi bavakalelwa kukuba iimithombo ezincinci kufuneka zisetyenziswe ngokwazo kunokuba abadala badala.
- Ekugqibeleni, abantu abatsha banamathemba ngokuchazwa ngabantu abadala. Abantu abancinci banomuva ukuba abo badala kunokuba bafanele "benze ubudala babo" kwaye bangazami "ukuba" into ebantwini abancinci, kuquka izinto ezifana neendlela zokuthetha kunye nendlela yokugqoka.
Kwenzeka Njani Ukuba Ubudala?
Abaphandi baye bafumanisa ukuba ukuzalwa kwabantu kuyimimandla eqhelekileyo. Kwiphando elithile elipapashwe ngo-2013 lwe -Gerontologist , abaphandi bajonga indlela abantu abadala bebekwe ngayo kumaqela e-Facebook. Bafumana amaqela angama-84 anikezelwe kwisihloko kubantu abadala, kodwa amaninzi ala maqela aye adalwe ngabantu abakwi-20s.
Amaphesenti angama-75 amaqela ayekho ukugxeka abantu asebekhulile kunye neepesenti ezingama-40 zikhuthaza ukuwavala kwimisebenzi efana nokuqhuba nokuthenga.
Abantu abadala abakhulileyo banokuvakalelwa ngolu hlobo lolucalulo emsebenzini. Ngokomishoni we-US Equal Opportunity Commission, malunga nekota yezobango zonke ezifakwe ngabasebenzi zihambelana nokucwaswa ngokwexesha elide.
I-AARP ibika ukuba i-1 kubo bonke abasebenzi base-United States bangaphezu kweminyaka engama-55. Phantse ama-65 ekhulwini yabasebenzi bathi bahlukunyezwa ngokwexesha elide emsebenzini kwaye ama-58 ekhulwini abo baphenywayo bakholelwa ukuba ukuguga kubonakala kuqale 50.
Indlela yokulwa ne-Ageism
Umbutho we-American Psychological Association ubonisa ukuba ukukhula ngokwemali kuyinkathazo ebalulekileyo ekufuneka iphathwe ngokufana nokuxhatshazwa ngokwesini, ubuhlanga, nokukhubazeka. Bacetyisa ukuba ukuphakamisa uluntu malunga nemiba yokudala ubudala kunokunceda. Njengoko uluntu lwabantu asebekhulile luqhubeka lukhula, ukufumana iindlela zokunciphisa ubudala buya kubaluleke kakhulu.
> Imithombo:
> Adler, T. (2013). I-Ageism: Ukuphila kunye nokukhaba. APS Gcina, 26 (7). Kubuyiselwa
> Ditterman, M. (2003). Ukulwa ne-Ageism. Ukubeka esweni kwi-Psychology, 34 (5), 50. Ukufunyanwa kwakhona
> Loretto, W., Duncan, C., & White, PJ (2000). I-Ageism kunye nomsebenzi: Iingxabano, ukungcola, kunye nembono yabantu abaselula. Ukuguga kunye noMbutho, 20 (3) , 279-302.
> North, MS, & Fiske, ST (2013). Isalathiso sokungqinelana kwe-age-age age scale: Impumelelo, ubunikazi kunye nokusetyenziswa. Uvavanyo lweZengqondo. Ngaphambi kokushicilelwa kwikhompyutha.
> I-US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ubudala Ukuchazwa kuMthetho wezeNgqesho