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Report From the Conference “Ageing in Europe: Towards More Inclusive Societies, Research and Policy

The Research Network on Ageing in Europe (RN01) of the European
Sociological Association organised the 6th Midterm Conference of the network
in Vienna from 13-15 July 2022. The conference was opened by Liat Ayalon’s
keynote speech, which discussed the concept of ageism with illustrations from
several fields such as long-term care, the relationship between older people
and everyday technology and climate change policy, etc. Ageism is defined
as stereotypes, prejudice, or discrimination against people based on their
chronological age. Most concern is raised by practices of ageism that discriminate
against a specific age group, but ageism can also mean positive discrimination
and can be directed towards people of any age. The keynote lecture highlighted
that the Covid pandemic has exacerbated ageism. Older people were depicted
as vulnerable groups and as a burden to society. In terms of long-term care,
research has found that residents’ voices in US nursing homes were excluded in
reporting about the pandemic. Ageist practices have also surfaced in the area of
health-care triage decisions and vaccination policies.