The social separation of old and young: A root of ageism

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Hagestad, GO [1 ]
Uhlenberg, P [1 ]
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[1] Agder Univ Coll, N-4604 Kristiansand, Norway
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10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00409.x
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D58 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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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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