In this article, we outline how the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has the potential to fundamentally change how we think and feel about our own age, and how we think and feel about other age groups. Specifically, we outline how discourse surrounding the pandemic has strengthened the homogeneous view of older adults as vulnerable, has socially stigmatized being an older adult, and has exacerbated hostile and benevolent expressions of ageism. We explore the impact of these changing dynamics on intergenerational cohesion and relations, and propose that understanding theories of ageism will be essential for how we handle future pandemics in order to reduce the potential negative impact of crises on individuals as well as on communities and societies.

在本文中，我们概述了对冠状病毒（COVID-19）大流行的反应如何可能从根本上改变我们对自己年龄的看法和看法以及对其他年龄组的看法和看法。具体来说，我们概述了围绕流行病的讨论如何增强了老年人对弱势群体的同质看法，在社会上被视为老年人的污名化，并加剧了对年龄主义的敌对和仁慈的表达。我们探讨了这些不断变化的动力对代际凝聚力和关系的影响，并建议理解年龄主义理论对于我们应对未来的流行病至关重要，以减少危机对个人以及社区和社会的潜在负面影响。