Nancy drove her car to the grocery store this morning and overhead a group of young people laughing and making nasty remarks that she was a danger to society because she was too old to be driving. What has Nancy just experienced?

A) ageism
B) senior chauvinism
C) the double standard
D) age stratification

Ageism

Discrimination or prejudice against individuals or groups based on their age, often directed towards the elderly.

Society

A collection of people engaged in continuous social relations, or a significant social group inhabiting the same geographic or social area, generally governed by the same political power and prevailing cultural norms.