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Adaptation is necessary for survival. The same is true for organizations. Organizations that fail to adapt risk becoming obsolete. Rousseau discusses a  paradox to this organizational reality: the consequence of change to the psychological contract. 

Consider the case of Tribune Group (2008). When is adaptive change too dynamic?

Which is the organization’s greatest obligation: adapt to stay solvent or to remain steadfast in its commitments? 

Are these mutually exclusive goals?

Tribune Group, the newspaper and television chain that publishes The Los Angeles Times and The Chicago Tribune, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Part of the company’s financial problems stemmed from a sharp drop in advertising revenue brought on by the recession as well as a general shift of advertising to the Internet. But Tribune’s financial position worsened significantly by an attempt made by the company’s CEO Sam Zell to take the company private and thus claim a tax-exempt status. The move resulted in an employee stock ownership plan, which was basically wiped out after the company declared bankruptcy.

 Adultism: Personal Experience and Professional Role

Consider these scenarios:

You are a social worker and just started working at a local mental health agency. Your client is several years older and he or she asks you how old you are.

In a meeting with a much younger client, the teenage girl looks at you and blurts out, “You are too old to understand anything about what I am dealing with.”

How might you react and respond in those two scenarios?

Judgments about someone’s capabilities due to how old they look are made every day. Both young and older people are disrespected due to bias around their perceived lack of abilities. Additionally, these prejudices are often internalized, impacting the way these individuals feel about themselves. This internalized oppression diminishes their sense of self-confidence and self-esteem and often equates to unnecessary self-defined limits. Youth are constantly in a position in which their actions are controlled and their voices are stifled. Similarly, the elderly are ignored, hidden away, and, at worst, abused. They are often targeted for maltreatment and marketing scams due to their perceived vulnerabilities. You will be asked to consider your own experiences with either of these issues and how as a social worker you might mitigate the marginalization of these groups.

Consider your own experiences with ageism and adultism. Did any topic or subtopic related to ageism or adultism you encountered this week surprise you?

Post a 400 word responce in your journal, explaining a specific example of ageism or adultism that might have occurred in your life or in the life of someone you know. Describe how the experience affected you or the person you know. Then explain how you as a social worker might support younger clients facing adultism or elderly clients facing ageism as they work toward the goals they have set for themselves.

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