Ageism and Different Narratives of Ageing - NDPHS

Ageism and Different Narratives of Ageing

31 October, 2022

Guest:
Tiina Tambaum, PhD, is a research fellow at the Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn University. Teaches Educational Gerontology at the Institute of Educational Sciences.

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The view on how we see the ageing populations have changed quite drastically over the past decades. Just a while ago the older populations were seen as the wise leaders of the societies but the perspective is changing, and ageing populations are facing differentiation and even discrimination.

The views expressed by the guests do not constitute an official position or endorsement by the NDPHS.

 

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