The double standard of aging describes how a person, typically a woman, is held to a higher standard than a similarly aged person, typically a man, with respect to the effects of growing older, an idea most commonly applied to women between 35 and 55. Judgments of a person made when no one else is present differ from judgments made of the same person in a group setting, and the physical changes that women undergo through aging are found to affect how they are perceived more strongly than the corresponding changes in men.
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Core ClaimSomeone, typically a woman, is held to a higher standard than a similarly aged person, typically a man, with respect to aging. 1 Classification
Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Double standard of aging
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The double standard of aging, refers to when someone, typically a woman, is held to a higher standard than a similarly aged person, typically a man, with respect to aging.
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When judging a person with nobody around, both males and females will judge differently from when judging that same person in a group setting.
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