Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2011
Introduction
Ageism or age discrimination has gained greater policy significance since the 1980s, as a result of changing regulations in the area of work, retirement and pension entitlement, but also as a result of changing expectations of the structure of the life course and old age in particular. Such changes have, in turn, come about largely owing to demographic changes at the individual level, such as the steady increase in life expectancy for both men and women, and at the population level, such as the steady increase in the proportion of the population aged 65 and over. For example, between 1984 and 2009, the proportion of the British population aged 65 and over increased from 15 to 16%, an increase which was equivalent to 1.7 million more people. By 2034, the Office for National Statistics has projected that 23% of the population will be aged 65 and over (Office for National Statistics Online 2010).
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