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| The 5 characteristics that the elderly share as a subordinate/minority group: |
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1.They experience unequal treatment in employment and may face prejudice and discrimination.
2.They share physical characteristics that distinguish them from younger people, and their cultural preferences and leisure-time activities often differ from those of the rest of society
3.Membership in this disadvantaged group is involuntary
4.Older people have a strong sense of group solidarity, as reflected in senior citizen centers, retirement communities, and advocacy organizations
5.Older people generally are married to others of comparable age-
Being old is a subordinate group that all people will be in, if they live long. |
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| Prejudice and discrimination against the elderly. |
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| Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) |
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| An act passed to protect workers 40 years of age or older from being fired because of their age and replaced with younger workers who presumably would receive lower salaries. |
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| Older Women’s League (OWL) |
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| A group that focuses on access to health insurance, Social Security benefits, and pension reform. The leaders and group members hope that the organization will service as a critical link between the feminist movement and activists for “gray power.” |
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| American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) |
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| The largest organization representing the nation’s elderly. It involves discount and insurance for its 35 million members. It has endorsed voter-registration campaigns, nursing home reforms, and pension reforms. |
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| A socially disadvantaged group of people due to the assumption made about them due to the group characteristics. The word disability suggests a lack of ability in some area and society often assumes that a person with a disability is far less capable than she or he is. Their life chances are limited by society. |
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| Reduced ability to perform tasks one would normally do at a given stage in life. Racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately more likely to experience disabilities and have less access to assistance. |
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| Berkeley Center for Independent Living |
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| A model for hundreds of independent living centers. It was established by the students who established their own student center that was known as the Rolling Quads. This came about when the university reserved space in the university infirmary as living quarters for students with disabilities. |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
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| A law with the most sweeping antidiscrimination legislation since the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It went into effect in 1992, covering people with a disability, defined as a condition that “substantially limits” a “major life activity” such as walking or seeing. It prohibits bias in employment, transportation, public accommodations, and telecommunication against people with disabilities. It represents a significant framing of the issues of people with disabilities. |
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| Building private homes to be accessible for visitors with disabilities. This idea suggests that all environments, more than just public areas, should be accessible. |
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| It is constructed as either homosexual or heterosexual and ignored people who Sometimes transgendered persons are included in discussions, which are people whose gender identity does not match their physical identity at birth and some may see themselves as both male and female. |
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| It was viewed as a disease and for a long time, the general focus was to prevent and control it. Discrimination was common and legal well into the 1960s. |
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| The fear of and prejudice toward homosexuality. People still openly avoid homosexuals and group members are stereotyped on television and in motion pictures. Homophobia has decreased, but many people believe that a homosexual lifestyle is unacceptable. |
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| AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT-UP) |
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| The most outspoken AIDS activist group that has conducted controversial protests and sit-ins int eh halls of government and at scientific conferences. New constituencies of gay men and lesbians were created, along with alliances with sympathetic supporters from the heterosexual community. |
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| “Don’t ask, don’t tell” Policy |
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| The policy that allows lesbians and gay men to continue to serve in the military as long as they keep their homosexuality secret, but commanders can still investigate and dismiss military personnel if they find any evidence that they have committed heterosexual acts. |
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Two unrelated adults who have chosen to share one another’s lives in a relationship of mutual caring, who reside together, and who agree to be jointly responsible for their dependents, basic living expenses, and other common necessities.
The most personal restriction for gay and lesbian couples is to inability to have their relationships recognized legally, and these partnerships are recognized in several dozen areas. Benefits can apply to inheritance, parenting, pensions, taxation, housing, immigration, workplace fringe benefits, and health care. |
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| An organization working to combat prejudice and discrimination against older people. |
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| individuals sexually attracted to both sexes. |
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| are people who see themselves as the sex opposite of their birth identity and may take surgical measure to bring their physical being closer to their gender identity. |
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| are cross-dressers who wear clothing of the opposite sex, who may be either gay or heterosexual in their orientation. |
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