This may cause damage to the elderly person as they may feel that they cannot confide in their carer due to the way that they have been treated by them. If they are not listened to as an individual then the client will feel undervalued and may become emotionally distressed. The elderly person may also withdraw himself or herself from society, which will result in them becoming increasingly lonely. There will also be a lack of communication between both client and carer due to the discrimination from the carer.
If the elderly person receives care from another organisation in the future they will evidentially have a lack of trust towards their new carer. They may feel that they cannot express themselves to their carer, as their opinions will not be listened to, due to how they were treated by the last carer. This may result in problems for the carer, as they will fell that they cannot interact properly with their client. In fact, the carer may feel that they are being discriminated against due to the lack of communication between them and the carer.
Age discrimination also occurs within the workplace. Many people over 40 experience some form of discrimination within their place of employment. This may result in unwillingness to work from certain employees, and may reach a conclusion of redundancy.
In conclusion, many elderly people suffer with age discrimination in a variation of scenarios, such as that of a client and carer or terms of employment. The elderly, however, are not the only ones who appear to suffer.
Many children are affected by age discrimination in a number of ways. Many people feel that the younger generation are not old enough to have an opinion on certain subjects, such as politics. Therefore, they will under valued as an individual.
Younger children may also experience discrimination in their own homes and from their own parents. Domestic violence may result in a child being discriminated against due to the psychological stress caused. For example, children will feel frightened to seek help from anyone as this may result in more distress for the child.
Age discrimination may also occur within school. Certain year groups may not associate with younger or older years due to discrimination. Many older years will feel that it is not popular to be seen with anyone younger than himself or herself, thus resulting in discrimination and evidentially bullying.
Another scenario of child discrimination could again be described in terms of the workplace. Many jobs do not take until they reach the age of majority (sixteen.) This will result in the child feeling undervalued as they will be turned down from various jobs due to their age.
Discrimination may also occur in the workplace when speaking of payment. Many Saturday assistants who are sixteen receive a considerably low wage in comparison to someone who is eighteen. This will make the employee feel that they are not valued within the place of work due to the amount of money that they receive. They may also feel frustrated due to the wage packet that they obtain. The assistant may feel that he or she does not do enough work as they are getting paid less, thus showing age discrimination in the workplace.
Overall, it is thought that the younger generation receive greater amounts of discrimination than that of the elderly.
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Lindsey Brown.
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Heinemann AVCE Health and Social Care.