Ageism Is an Institutionalized Preference That

question 24

Multiple Choice

Ageism is an institutionalized preference that

• A)associates aging with decreased social value.
• B)discriminates against people of Aegean origin.
• C)places increased emphasis on men's appearance as they get older.
• D)discriminates against heterosexual couples in which the woman is older than the man but not those in which the reverse is true.

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