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Age discrimination in public policy — a review of evidence
Author(s)	Patrick Grattan, Brian Groombridge, Tessa Harding
Corporate Author	Help the Aged; British Gas; Scottish Gas; Nwy Prydain
Publisher	Help the Aged, London, 2002
Pages	155 pp
Source	Help the Aged, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. E-mail: info@helptheaged.org.uk Website: www.helptheaged.org.uk
Keywords	Ageism ; Social policy ; Research Reviews.
Annotation	This review examines how public policy discriminates, directly and indirectly, on the grounds of age in seven specific areas: education, employment, health care, social care, social security, transport, and citizenship and representation. It discovers clear evidence of direct discrimination in our national institutions; and it explores the impact of direct or indirect discrimination on older people themselves and on society as a whole. While the conclusions offer general remarks on ageing as a rationing device, and how older people are stereotyped or marginalised, a growing awareness of the existence of ageism is detected with efforts being made to combat this barrier to older people's inclusion in civil society. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030925511 B
Classmark	B:TOB: TM2: 3A:6KC
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