Ageism and Adultism

How do children act out when oppressed?

• Bullying

• Going to the mall

• joining gangs

• running away

• skipping school

Most older adults live independently, have high levels of self-reported health, and are ageing successfully?

• False

• True

Older adults are capable of learning new things, but the speed in which they process information slows down with age

• True

• False

The belief that one age category is naturally superior to another

• Ageism
• Dependency
• Sexism
• Patriarchy

Which are traits that people discriminate against older people?

• Cannot contribute to the workforce

• Looks old or ugly

• Forgetful

• Useless

• Impaired

There are many ways that children are oppressed at school

• True

• False

Ageism is:

• Another form of Bigotry

• Discrimination

• Stereotyping

Suspending, Expelling, and Arresting a child for minor infractions is called:

• detention

• School to Prison Pipeline

Percentage of Exploitation of the elderly that are reported

• 3%

• 4%

• 5%

Percentage of people 65 and over who

receive appropriate screening test for::

Bone density, colorectal and prostate cancer, glaucoma

• 5

• 10

• 25

• 50