Discrimination is basing treatment of a person on what group they belong to, rather than their individual qualities. In the case of age discrimination, let's say you have two candidates for a job - one who is 20 years old, the other 50. The 50-year old is more qualified but you may say, we prefer a younger person and hire the 20-year old. This is an example of age discrimination.

a discrimination, other term for 'favoritism' is the state of treating someone unfairly. sometimes age discrimination is necessary. based on fdmaxey's example about choosing to hire 2 applicants of different age, the 50-year old guy is much experienced on the specific field of works but the employer prefer the younger one - maybe because the 20-year old guy can withstand the pressure of works as compared to the 50-year old guy. if you are in favor of age discrimination, you should gather relevant and concrete facts proving that this kind of behavior (discrimination) should be pushed through. let's say, "what does an older person can do that the younger person can't?" or "what is it that discriminating someone about the age will bring us?" or "in what particular field should age discrimination be applied". :)

i agree with romulus...i also feel strongly that discrimination is best associated with prejudice...

Hi, I have found your debate topic, with arguments for and against age discrimination. Age Discrimination: Debatabase - Debate Topics and Debate Motions Summary: Should age discrimination be made illegal in the workplace? ... little they can do to resist being swept aside in favour of younger replacements. ... www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=293 - 37k