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'Thompson, 2006,comments that it is important â€Å"that due postulate is presumption to questions of good go for in domesticateing(a) with erstwhile(a) pot-that is, to the developing of anti- eldist radiation pattern. ” The root term will straightaway discuss the above with particular attention emaciated to successionist &Anti-Ageist perform. The Theoretical framework applicable to aging & its implications on polity & practice within genial foreboding work with ripened people. Hughes & Mtezuka (1992) describes ageism as â€Å"the favorable process through which ostracize images of & attitudes towards sure-enough(a) people, base solely on the characteristics of old age it self, moment in discrimination. The motive whilst researching this topic came across versatile mildews of ageist practices solely for the purpose of this essay several start been selected to briefly discuss. Firstly stereotyping all fourth-year people wit h slight favourable assumptions much(prenominal) as â€Å" alone elderly people are Dependent on Society. ” â€Å"Ageism has the effect of undermining a sense of gravitas and the self-esteem which partly depends on it. Ageism marginalizes, excludes and demoralises. ”(Thompson, 2006. In Contrast with an Anti-Ageist practice where an assessment is recommended and an intervention is and so put in place based on this assessment rather than on assumptions. According to Thompson â€Å"A key task within a course of developing anti-ageist practice must therefore be the promotion of dignity and the enhancement of self-esteem-counterbalance to the prevalence of negative stereotypes. ” A very Common Drawback in Ageist practice with fond carefulness workers is the applying of Medical terminology such as â€Å"treatment” and â€Å"diagnosis”.\r\nWhereas a less ageist approach would be in the utilization of fond care terminology such as â€Å"Intervent ions” and â€Å"Assessments”, which receive less of an impact on the elder persons self-assertion and Self-Image, where becoming elderly is viewed as another constitute in life rather than associated with illnesses such as strokes, heart attacks and deafness. A very visible Ageist practice is one, which was developed by the welfare state. Higgs (1998) discusses the welfare States authority in producing or at least, reinforcing what slew be described as â€Å"structured dependency. This is very clear in the implementing of the compulsory retirement age of 65 in Ireland, which Gerontologists categorize as â€Å"young old. ” Where citizens fall away t successor independence of earning and now rely on social funding and savings. For many elderly people arrive at this retirement age can have variant implications to their self-esteem and self worth. tender policies like so can be very exclusive, as Elderly people don’t have a voice when they can reti re. still an Anti-Ageist practice is promoting interdependency & avoidance of a dependency nature and a change in exclusive ageist policies.\r\nThe retirement age in England is to be extinguished in October 2011 according to Age UK who campaigned for anti age discrimination legislation for quartet years a step, which would be wel addd in Ireland to abolish ageism and ageist practices. As Phillipson (1989) puts it: â€Å"Fostering the idea of interdependency needs, then, to become part of a new stem braid philosophy for work with older people. It provides recognition of the sponsor older people need from us, as wellhead as the rewards to be gained from giving this help.\r\nIt also reminds us of the skills possessed by older people and the resources these tycoon provide for activities and campaigns within the community. ” Another familiar form of Ageist practice is the use of de-personalising terms. Terms of which are apply in a very innocent elan but can be pa tronising towards elderly people. Examples of such terms are â€Å"Old dears” or â€Å"How are the girls? ” when addressing elderly women, suggesting they are childlike which the generator will discuss later on. To avoid this Ageist practice a more Anti-Ageist practice should be suitable with more awareness of the use of language use when addressing elderly people.\r\nLastly as briefly pointed break through previously is the adaptation of Infantilisation within the ageist practice. Here Social care workers see Elderly people as if they are children with the rise of elderly abuse social care workers now see a brawny need for protection however the ageist risk that comes with this is that elderly peoples decision making capacity is now looked at and within an ageist practice there voice is not heard. Norman (1987) once said â€Å"we deny them, as we deny children, the right to take responsibility for heir sexuality, their behaviour and their risk taking. ” The Author shall now research various theories in aging and how they impact on policy and practice in social care work with older people. The first supposition to explore is that of Erikson 1992 is the last stage in his lifespan development this stage is â€Å" ego Integrity v Despair. ” This is undergo according to Erikison is at the later stage of matureness 60 and over when the older person â€Å"experiences an increase awareness of their limits of time-a realization of inevitable, impending death. () Which in turn creates a final life crisis where she reflects back on her life at what she has accomplishd and what she had failed to. Failure to achieve Ego Integrity causes the individual to experience feelings of anxiety hopelessness and despair. provided it is said, â€Å"Those who use their growing capacity for philosophic reflection to achieve a degree of self satification are less fearful of death”(Bee, 2006. ) Havighursts anti-ageist action possibleness 1940 then in contrast to Erikison theory is based around denying aging for as bulky as possible and keeping active in the later stages of adulthood. Within the context of this theory, activity can be viewed broadly as physical or intellectual. Therefore, even with illness or advancing age, the older person can remain â€Å"active” and achieve a sense of life satification”() Cumming and henrys Disengagement theory of the 1960s is an ageist theory, which is focused around scaling polish the elderly persons life. The question here to be asked is who disengages from whom is it the golf club disengages from the elderly person?\r\nDoes the elderly person consciously decide to disengage or is it factors out of their reach, which causes caller to disengage. Returning to again the compulsory retirement age society disengages from people age 65 and older in the work place. â€Å"Continuity theory is a theory of continuous adult development and adaptation. boastful developme nt and aging, including the evolution of various components of the self, occur in the context of particular social structures”() This theory greatly contradicts the other theory’s where the lderly person is to come to terms with what they had achieved and failed, the immense of death, to deny aging and ultimately disengage and scale down there life. However this theory suggests elderly people are estimable continuing living there life’s whether they were highly involved in the community or where passive and satisfied with there own company. However ageist practices and attitudes prohibit such where the elderly person is seen as vulnerable, childlike, ill and taught to take the disengagement theory or Erikisons model to scale down ones life.\r\nTherefore the Author Concludes this essay where she has pointed out the importance thatâ€Å"due deal is given to questions of good practice in working with older people-that is, to the development of anti-ageist practi ce” over ridding ageist theorists assumptions of elderly people in today’s society. The Author has clearly pointed out visible ageist practices but has contrasted these with the appropriated anti-ageist practices. In addition to this the Author has explored theories in aging and has given several examples on how these theories impact on policy and practice in social care work with older people.\r\n'