Ageism in the USA: The paradox of prejudice against the elderly | Ashton Applewhite

- Prejudice is typically perpetrated against 'the other', i.e. a group outside our own. - But ageism is prejudice against ourselves — at least, the people we will (hopefully!) become. - Different generations needs to cooperate now more than ever to solve global problems. Read more at BigThink.com: Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: http://bit.ly/1qJMX5g Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink