Employment discrimination against older workers: an experimental study of hiring practices
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Older people who seek employment are likely to be discriminated against by employers. Ways to lessen the effects of age discrimination in applying for jobs include the strategies of deemphasizing age while emphasizing the advantages of experience and maturity and emphasizing the applicant's youthful qualities. However, collective public and private efforts are needed to totally eliminate age discrimination which rests on the assumption that younger workers perform better than older ones.
Publication Name: Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0895-9420
Year: 1996
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Physicians and clergy as facilitators of formal services for older adults
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Issues related to the role physicians and clergy may play in influencing the elderly to take advantage of social services are examined. Topics include senior citizens' belief that physicians and clergy play an important role in social service for the elderly and ways in which physicians and clergy may exert their influence.
Publication Name: Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0895-9420
Year: 1999
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No foot in the door: an experimental study of employment discrimination against older workers
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Research shows a significant percentage of employers discriminate against older job applicants. In studies using one 32-year-old and one 57-year-old with equally qualifying credentials, employer response was less favorable to the older applicant 41.2% of the time.
Publication Name: Journal of Aging & Social Policy
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0895-9420
Year: 1999
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