A Critical Perspective on Ageism and Modernization Theory
A Critical Perspective on Ageism and Modernization Theory
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DOI：
10.17645/si.v7i3.2371
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发表时间：
2019-01-01
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1.5
通讯作者：
Hess, Moritz
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作者：
De Tavernier, Wouter;Naegele, Laura;Hess, Moritz
现代化理论经常被用来解释年龄歧视程度的国家差异。手头的评论质疑其在当今年龄歧视分析中的有用性，原因有两个。首先，现代化理论的发展是为了讨论老年人的社会地位，而不是年龄歧视。其次，过去几十年来随着工业化而出现的社会政策和管理实践正在倒退。因此，我们主张重新思考现代化与年龄歧视之间的关系，并重新评估它，以便更好地解释21世纪年龄歧视的国家差异。
Modernization theory has often been used to explain country differences in levels of ageism. The commentary at hand questions its usefulness in the analysis of ageism today for two reasons. First, modernization theory was developed to discuss social status of older people, not ageism. Second, social policies and management practices that emerged with industrialization are being rolled back over the last decades. We therefore argue for the reconsideration of the relationship between modernization and ageism and to re-assess it in order to better explain country differences in ageism in the 21st century.