Before revision: The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn, "old man"γέρων, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus and φόβος – phobos, "fear".φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on PerseusGerontophobia has been linked to Thanatophobia as fear of old age can be a precursor to fear of death Gerontophobia can be caused by harmful stereotypes of Elderly people displayed in the media Ageism Discriminatory aspects of ageism have been strongly linked to gerontophobia.
After revision: The term comes from the Greek γέρων – gerōn, "old man"γέρων, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus and φόβος – phobos, "fear".φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Gerontophobia has been linked to Thanatophobia as fear of old age can be a precursor to fear of death Gerontophobia can be caused by harmful stereotypes of Elderly people displayed in the media Ageism Discriminatory aspects of ageism have been strongly linked to gerontophobia.