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  • Sociology
  • Public Health

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  • Productive aging scholarship often overlooks ageism and age discrimination.
  • These biases subtly influence older adults' participation in work, volunteering, education, and caregiving.
  • Existing frameworks inadequately address the pervasive effects of ageism on later-life engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for the integration of ageism and age discrimination into the productive aging framework.
  • To propose modifications to the productive aging framework to better account for age-based biases.
  • To explore the utility of minority stress theory and critical race theory for understanding diverse older populations.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of productive aging scholarship.
  • Conceptual analysis of ageism's impact on productive activities.
  • Theoretical integration of minority stress and critical race theories.

Main Results:

  • Ageism is a significant, yet under-addressed, barrier in productive aging.
  • Current productive aging models fail to fully capture the influence of age discrimination.
  • Integrating concepts from minority stress and critical race theories offers new perspectives.

Conclusions:

  • The productive aging framework requires modification to explicitly include ageism and age discrimination.
  • Addressing ageism is essential for promoting meaningful engagement and positive outcomes for diverse older adults.
  • Future research should focus on interventions to combat ageism at multiple levels.