Age ≠ Concepts

• Ageism

  When someone is treated diff.ly/less favourably due to their age
• Labelling

  -Ve stigma attached to the label of 'old' - has connotations of
• Grey pound

  • Refers to elderly's economic + spending power
  • Increased in pandemic as they embraced DFOCs + online shopping
  • Saga says its worth £320B annually
• Infantilisation

  • Referred to with diminutive nicknames
  • Usually said by those w/ good intentions but offensive/demeaning to those on the receiving end
• Age dependency ratio

  • Ratio of dependents : working age in the pop.
  • 58% in 2023 according to World Bank
• Silver separators

  Those involved in 'Grey Divorces' - ppl aged 50+ divorcing
• Silver splicers

  Ppl aged 50-55+ wanting to marry
• Gerontocracy

  • State/society governed by old ppl - e.g. modern-day Italy, US presidencies etc.
• Dementia tax

  • Added economic cost of caring for a dementia patient for themselves + family
• Fuel poverty

  Inability to properly heat one's house