Micro And Macro Levels Of Ageism

When studying ageism it is important to study how social norms contribute to people behavior and interaction on the micro, meso, and macro levels. On the micro level a person immediate surrounding such as family weigh highly on how people see each other. Within the micro level, I defined ageism as multiple-generational of negative dispositions, beliefs, thoughts, and philosophies owned by individuals and families through influences of religious beliefs, rituals, and family values. Whereas, the meso level ageism would be defined in terms of policies, discrimination, and stereotype within organizations and communities the undermine senior citizens’ rights, equality, and well-being due to any form of bias. With that said, senior citizens are looked