The Western Australian government wants to remove terms like “boomer” and “millennial” because they say they divide generations.
The move is part of a ‘Challenge Your Bias’ project launched by the Cook Labor government on Tuesday to tackle age discrimination.
The guide also wants to end the use of proverbs like “over the hill” and “an old dog can’t be taught new tricks.”
A two-year, $400,000 educational campaign will seek to “raise awareness of age discrimination and its impacts on an individual,” according to the campaign website produced by the Department of Communities.
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“These generalizations are not scientifically defined, do not have consistent names, and are best avoided.”
The seven-page guide also states that generalizations about age groups are harmful.
“It’s common to use generalizations and make assumptions to describe older people as a singular group,” he says.
“These negative stereotypes eliminate people’s individuality.”
The Western Australian government wants to ban terms like “boomer” and “millennial” because they say they create division between different generations (file image)
People are advised to avoid terms such as “facility”, “institution”, “nursing home” or “nursing home” when talking about places where older people (defined by the guide as over 65 and 55) live. years for the indigenous) their last years.
Using such terms “reduces the living environment to a clinical sound or a place from which a person can be forgotten,” the guide advises.
“Terms such as ‘nursing home,’ ‘residential senior care,’ and ‘assisted living in a home’ provide a respectful description of an older person’s living conditions.”
WASMinister for Seniors and Aging Don Punch said the guide outlines “how images, phrases and words can best represent older people”.
“Western Australians are living longer than ever and older people are predicted to make up a quarter of our population by 2071,” he said. Western Australia.
‘Raising awareness of ageist attitudes and language and being aware of how older people are perceived can positively influence our behavior and attitudes towards older people.
People are advised to avoid terms such as “facility”, “institution”, “nursing home” or “nursing home” when talking about places where older people (defined by the guide as over 65 and 55) live. years for indigenous people) his last years (pictured, Perth)
“The goal is to rethink how aging and older people are described and represented in the media, in organizations and in everyday life, and to consider alternatives.”
The brochure said that many people may have used those terms in the past and to learn from them.
‘Don’t be discouraged. “Even the most passionate age activist can be discriminatory towards themselves or other people,” he said.
“This reflects that age discrimination is so covert and widespread and that is why campaigns like this are so important in raising awareness.”
