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Disability and aging discrimination : perspectives in law and psychology /

Two things are certain in the contemporary workplace: the aging of employees, and negative attitudes toward them - especially those with disabilities--by younger colleagues and supervisors. Yet related phenomena seem less clear: how do negative stereotypes contribute to discrimination on the job? An...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Wiener, Richard L., Willborn, Steven L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY ; London : Springer, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Two things are certain in the contemporary workplace: the aging of employees, and negative attitudes toward them - especially those with disabilities--by younger colleagues and supervisors. Yet related phenomena seem less clear: how do negative stereotypes contribute to discrimination on the job? And how are these stereotypes perceived in legal proceedings? Bringing theoretical organization to an often unfocused literature, Disability and Aging Discrimination offers research in these areas at the same level of rigor as research into racial and gender discrimination. The book applies Social Ana.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 270 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781441962935
144196293X