Pandemic Ponderings on the Limited Lens of Our Age Stereotyping Research: Considering Privilege and Racism

In: Work, aging and retirement, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 251-253

Abstract

AbstractIn this commentary, I observe the assumption of privilege of many of the age stereotypes that emerged to characterize both older and younger age groups at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This leads to a reflection of how much extant age stereotype research may be limited by the typical centering of a white and a middle- or upper-class perspective. I make acknowledgment of strides toward intersectional research and suggest some further research questions to move this work forward.