title: Growing up and growing old: the politics of age exclusion.
abstract: The young and the old are inherently vulnerable to the workings of power in a society dominated by the middle-aged. This situation is an outcome of the gradual exclusion of the two ends of the life cycle from productive roles, despite their increasing biological capacities. Consequences of age-based exclusion include economic discrimination, age stereo-typing, and territorial segregation.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011057:Politics; D012933:Social Identification; D012934:Social Isolation