Ageism: Combating Discrimination in the Workplace - all about companies that discriminate against older workers and what can be done about it
Date Submitted: 09/26/2004 09:08:05
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 3 pages (832 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 3 pages (832 words)
In an investigation conducted in the Fall of 1999, researchers found striking evidence supporting the notion that age discrimination, or "ageism"--a term coined by Robert Butler in 1976--is far more pervasive than previously understood. In the article, which focused on ageism in the workplace, business students in their 20s were engaged in an exercise making decisions that affect employees of a fictitious company. These employees were described as "younger" or "older" and were then presented …
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…regarding older people may help. Also, allowing the older people to work in jobs that make good use of their skills and maintain their dignity positively affect their subjective well-being (Rice, 492) and reduce stress (Rice, 500)--the converse could very well be a contributing factor of late-age depression and other anxiety disorders (Rice, 490).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Reio Jr., Thomas & Sanders-Reio, Joanne, "Combating Workplace Ageism" Adult Learning. Fall, 1999: p10(4).
Rice, Philip F., Human Development, Fourth Edition. Prentice Hall, 2001.
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