This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, design, engineering, policy and media studies. The contributors have collaborated to produce a truly stimulating and educating book on ageism which brings a clear overview of the state of the art in the field. The book serves as a catalyst to generate research, policy and public interest in the field of ageism and to reconstruct the image of old age and will be of interest to researchers and students in gerontology and geriatrics.

Ageism-Concept and Origins: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer

Ageism: The Relationship between Age Stereotypes and Age Discrimination: Peggy Voss & Klaus Rothermund
Multiple Marginalizations Based on Age: Gendered Ageism and Beyond: Clary Krekula, Pirjo Nikander, & Monika Wilinska
Origins of Ageism at the Individual Level: Sagit Lev
Work Environment and the Origin of Ageism: Laura Naegele, Wouter De Tavernier & Moritz Hess
Ageism and Age Discrimination in the Labour Market: A Macrostructural Perspective: Justyna Stypinska & Pirjo Nikander
On the Manifestations and Consequences of Ageism: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer
Ageism in the Third Age: Angela Kydd, Anne Fleming, Sue Gardner, Patricia Hafford Letchfield
Pathways from Ageism to Loneliness: Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, Jonathan Shemesh, & Mary McDonnell/Naughton
Ageism and sexuality: Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Patricia Hafford-Letchfield, Yael Benyamini, Amanda Phelan, Jeannie Jackson & Liat Ayalon
Visual Ageism in the Media: Eugène Loos & Loredana Ivan
Ageism and Older Immigrants: Pnina Dolberg, Sigurveig, Sigurðardóttir, & Ursula Trummer
Ageism in the Health Care System: Providers, Patients, and Systems: Mary F. Wyman, Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, and Jürgen Bengel
Ageism in Medication Use in Older Patients: Daniela Fialová, Ingrid Kummer, Margita Drzaic, & Marcel Leppee
Ageism in Mental Health Assessment and Treatment of Older Adults: Mary F. Wyman, Sharon Shiovitz-Ezra, & Jürgen Bengel
Ageism and Dementia: Simon Evans
Ageism and Neuropsychological Tests: Boaz M. Ben-David, Gali Malkin, & Hadas Erel
Against Ageism : Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer
Ageism and Anti-Ageism in the Legal System: A Review of Key Themes:  Israel Doron, Ann Numhauser-Henning,  Benny Spanier, Nena Georgantzi, & Eugenio Mantovani
The Council of Europe's Approach Towards Ageism: Barbara Mikolajczyk
The European Union's Approach Towards Ageism: Nena Georgantzi
Ageism and the Rights of Older People: Annika Taghizadeh Larsson & Håkan Jönson
Educational methods using intergenerational interaction to fight ageism: María del Carmen Requena, Hannah J. Swift, Laura Naegele, Marc Zwambon, Susan Metz, Wilco P.H. Bosems, & Joost van Hoof
Researching Ageism: Liat Ayalon & Clemens Tesch-Römer
Normative, Empiricist, and Interpretive Considerations in the Ageism Research Process: Fredrik Snellman
Ageism in a Cross-Cultural Perspective: Reflections From the Research Field: Monika Wilinska, Astrid de Hontheim, & Els-Marie Anbäcken
Agisem in the European Region: Finding from the European Social Survey: Hannah J. Swift, Dominic Abrams, Sibila Marques, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Christopher Bratt, & Maria-Luisa Lima
Measures of Ageism in the Labour Market in International Social Studies: Liili Abuladze, & Jolanta Perek-Bialas
Researching Ageism in Health-Care and Long Term Care: Sandra C. Buttigieg, Stefania Ilinca., José M. S. de Sao Jose, & Annika Taghizadeh  Larsson
Children's Attitudes toward Older People: Current and Future Direction: Joana Mendonça, Sibila Marques, & Dominic Abrams
Researching ageism through discourse: Amanda Phelan.