Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada.
Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 3G3, Canada.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 11;19(4):2004. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19042004.
Ageism has been well-documented in the United States, but ageism experiences in Canada remain less well-known. To address this gap, in the current research middle-aged and older Canadians completed a conversational interview in which they described their ageism experiences. Their descriptions were coded for life domain, perpetrator, and type of ageist communication. The most common domain in which ageist communication occurred was the public sphere, with perpetrators most often being strangers. Ageist communication most often involved age-based social or physical assumptions about the participant. In combination, these findings detail how ageism manifests in the everyday lives of Canadians and contribute to understanding the nuances of the expression of ageism in North America.
在美国，年龄歧视现象已经得到充分记录，但加拿大的年龄歧视经验仍然鲜为人知。为了弥补这一差距，在当前的研究中，中年和老年加拿大人完成了一次对话式访谈，在访谈中他们描述了自己的年龄歧视经历。他们的描述按生活领域、施害者和类型的年龄歧视交流进行了编码。年龄歧视交流最常发生的领域是公共领域，施害者最常见的是陌生人。年龄歧视交流最常涉及到参与者的基于年龄的社会或身体假设。总的来说，这些发现详细说明了年龄歧视如何在加拿大人的日常生活中表现出来，并有助于理解北美地区年龄歧视表达的细微差别。
