Similarities Between Sexism And Ageism

1) Define ageism and sexism as defined in your text book. (One paragraph)

The text defined ageism as a type of discrimination based solely on a person’s age. As a person’s age, pass what is considered the norm in each societies, the person is automatically put into an old bracket. Women compared to men are discriminated against the majority of the time based on their appearance. Also, there is a double standard when it comes to ageism between male and female. On the other hand, Sexism is defined as another type of discrimination on the basis of sex. It is basically the so-called gender roles that male and female are taught since they were born to follow. That women should be submissive to give themselves away or be objectify to please men, while the men is the dominant one. 2) Discuss the similarities between sexism and ageism. (Two paragraphs… one for similarities/one for differences)
Sexism and ageism are similar in many
A person might be force to quit, retired or get fired based on their age, and especially if the person is too old to be view as sexy. Like the text example of a more skillful woman that dedicated one hundred percent to her job, but was laid off because the company wanted a younger hardly skilled beautiful woman that tantalized the guys. While sexism may be that one might not a get the promotion or the job because she is a women in a male dominated career. In addition, when it comes to the duty of caregiving, this role is automatically set for women because women are said to be the nurturer and not men. Sometimes, women feel obligated to adjust their lives in order to fulfill the caregiving role. Although, some men can perform this duty as well, the majority would not attempt. For example, the men in the text that had set up a bell for his mother to ring in order for his wife to attend hastening to his own