Berridge, C., & Hooyman, N. (2020). The Consequences of Ageist Language are upon us. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 63(6/7), 508–512.
This section suggests a selection of international publications on mistreatment of older adults that have been published since 2007. A scientific literature review is carried out every six months in order to regularly enhance this reference list.
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Zhang, J., & Liu, X. (2021). Media representation of older people’s vulnerability during the covid-19 pandemic in china. European Journal of Ageing.
Williams, J. (2021). “Taking it on the chin”: older people, human rights and COVID-19. Journal of Adult Protection, 23(2), 86–97.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and laws/ rights and freedoms/ legal aspects*
Swift, H. J., & Chasteen, A. L. (2021). Ageism in the time of COVID-19. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 24(2), 246–252.
Skipper, A. D., & Rose, D. J. (2021). #BoomerRemover: COVID-19, ageism, and the intergenerational twitter response. Journal of Aging Studies, 57, 100929.
Silva, M. F., Silva, D. S. M. da, Bacurau, A. G. de M., Francisco, P. M. S. B., Assumpção, D. de, Neri, A. L., & Borim, F. S. A. (2021). Ageism against older adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review. Revista de Saude Publica, 55, 4.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and intercultural*
Parker, J. (2021). Structural discrimination and abuse: COVID-19 and people in care homes in England and Wales. Journal of Adult Protection, 23(3), 169–180.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and institution*
Ng, R., Chow, T. Y. J., & Yang, W. (2021). Culture Linked to Increasing Ageism during Covid-19: Evidence from a 10-billion-word Corpus across 20 Countries. The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and intercultural*
Mikton, C., de la Fuente-Núñez, V., Officer, A., & Krug, E. (2021). Ageism: A social determinant of health that has come of age. The Lancet, 397(10282), 1333–1334.
Maxfield, M., Peckham, A., Guest, M. A., & Pituch, K. A. (2021). Age-based healthcare stereotype threat during the covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
Themes:
Ageism*, covid-19* and hospital settings*