Here's a look at six generations of Americans in the 20th century: the Greatest Generation (or GI Generation), the Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials and Generation Z.

These cultures celebrate age and respect those who have lived on this earth for many, many decades.

The research and subsequent report, Ageism in America, by Dr. Robert Butler, President and CEO of the International Longevity Center, identified four different types of ageism.

Ageism, stereotyping and discrimination against individuals or groups based on their age, can contribute to inaccurate and misleading information or influence COVID-19-related health care discussions and decisions of older people.

The Kojien is considered to be the definitive Japanese dictionary, and is one of the country’s most used language resources. Check out these eight Millennial words that made the cut.

Touching the feet of elders is an age-old Indian tradition that is considered to be a mark of respect.

New proposals have been made to make Valdivia, a picturesque coastal city in the south of Chile, a more liveable city for the ageing population.

Today, Japan is the only country in the world where those aged 60 and over represent 30% or more of the population. By 2050, 62 countries – including China – will reach that milestone.

Respect for the Aged Day, or Keiro-no-Hi, is a national public holiday in Japan. As the name suggests, it’s a day to honor and respect the country’s elderly citizens.

Despite being one of the fastest growing demographics, elderly people are often overlooked when new technology enters the market, most likely due to their perceived inability to adopt new concepts.

The younger, male, less educated population, as well as those anxious about death was more likely to perpetrate ageism

What research shows about generational trends.

According to the United Nations, the size of Italy's population that is 65 and older is 23% with a median age of 47.3 years.

Europe is home to the oldest population in the world, with one in four of all Europeans aged 60 and over.

Are generational differences in the workplace a thing or not? Some say they most definitely are, others say they’re an absolute myth.

In Mexico, about 47 percent of people over the age of 60 live in poverty and between 20 and 30 percent of those experience physical, psychological or economical violence and abandonment, according to new research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

"The worsening health profiles we found in gen x and gen y is alarming."

The fun of games and healthy competition among peers doesn’t have an age limit. In fact, while we may feel apprehensive about utilizing games in workplace training with baby boomers, they have shown to be effective and engaging for this older age group.

Look around your workplace and you are likely to see people from across the age span, particularly as more Americans are working past age 55.