Open AccessPandemic Ponderings on the Limited Lens of Our Age Stereotyping Research: Considering Privilege and Racism
Author(s) -
Lisa M. Finkelstein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
work, aging and retirement
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2054-4650
DOI - 10.1093/workar/waaa022
Subject(s) - privilege (computing) , extant taxon , perspective (graphical) , stereotype (uml) , racism , white privilege , pandemic , stereotype threat , gender studies , psychology , sociology , reflection (computer programming) , covid-19 , social psychology , political science , law , medicine , evolutionary biology , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , biology , programming language , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence
In 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.