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Equivalence or difference? Revisiting the concept of age equality
— report of an Age Concern seminar [held in January 2009] | | Corporate Author | Age Concern and Help the Aged |
| Publisher | Age Concern and Help the Aged, London, June 2009 |
| Pages | 18 pp |
| Source | Download: http://www.ageconcern.org.uk/AgeConcern/Documents/... |
| Keywords | Ageism ; Rights [elderly] ; Conference proceedings. |
| Annotation | In June 2008, the Government had announced its intention to introduce legislation to outlaw age discrimination in goods, facilities and services (GFS) as part of the equality Bill. In January 2009, Age Concern held a seminar chaired by Andrew Harrop to explore the concept of age equality, with particular reference to older people. This report outlines speakers' presentations and the discussions that followed. Among concepts discussed were "agelessness" and issues around dignity. The seminar posed a series of linked questions, for example, should the focus be on old-age prejudice; to what extent should we promote age-based interventions that favour older people; and would human rights - or "equal human dignity" - provide a better framework for tackling old-age prejudice? (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-091221006 E |
| Classmark | B:TOB: IKR: 6M |
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