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Stop worrying about our ageing society. What we need is an age-integrated longevity society

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    • Ageism separates and divides society, and it is harmful at both the individual and the collective level. In Singapore, many older workers are concerned about age discrimination at the workplace.
    • The Aconchego programme in Porto, the Portuguese city with a large ageing population, aims to increase interaction between the young and old by arranging for older people to provide housing to university students.
    • Seniors taking part in an activity programme. Positive self-perceptions of ageing trump other social determinants of health; it should be an integral part of our health and social policies.
    • A woman playing mahong with three undergraduates. Friendships with people of all ages are a tool to combat ageism.
    • Ageism separates and divides society, and it is harmful at both the individual and the collective level. In Singapore, many older workers are concerned about age discrimination at the workplace. PHOTO: BT FILE
    • The Aconchego programme in Porto, the Portuguese city with a large ageing population, aims to increase interaction between the young and old by arranging for older people to provide housing to university students. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
    • Seniors taking part in an activity programme. Positive self-perceptions of ageing trump other social determinants of health; it should be an integral part of our health and social policies. PHOTO: BT FILE
    • A woman playing mahong with three undergraduates. Friendships with people of all ages are a tool to combat ageism. PHOTO: BT FILE

    Kanwaljit Soin and Margaret Thomas

    Published Sat, Jun 22, 2024 · 05:00 AM

    ARE you sexist? Since you are reading this book*, probably not. Might you be racist? Again, probably not, though we all need to be alert to the possibility of unconscious bias creeping into our thoughts and actions.

    The odds are very high, however, that you are ageist.

    Ageism is everywhere – in our institutions, in the media, in national and corporate policies, in our relationships. And in ourselves.

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