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Managing Age Discrimination: An Examination of the Techniques Used when Seeking Employment
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Berger, Ellie D. – Gerontologist, 2009
Purpose: This article examines the age-related management techniques used by older workers in their search for employment. Design and Methods: Data are drawn from interviews with individuals aged 45-65 years (N = 30). Results: Findings indicate that participants develop "counteractions" and "concealments" to manage perceived age discrimination.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Older Workers, Job Applicants, Adults
"You're Awfully Old to Have This Disease": Experiences of Stigma and Ageism in Adults 50 Years and Older Living with HIV/AIDS
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Emlet, Charles A. – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: Older adults living with HIV infection may be doubly stigmatized, as they are branded by both age as well as HIV status. Through semistructured interviews, this study sought to examine whether older adults with HIV/AIDS experience both ageism and HIV stigma and how those experiences manifest in their lives. Design and Methods: This was a…
Descriptors: Social Discrimination, Intervention, Confidentiality, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Language of Aging in Different Age Groups.
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Barbato, Carole A.; Feezel, Jerry D. – Gerontologist, 1987
Surveyed 54 young, 54 middle-aged, and 54 older adults on connotative meanings of 10 common nouns referring to older persons. Results were similar across age groups. Mature American, Senior Citizen, and Retired Person were rated generally positively while Aged, Elderly, and nouns using "old" were rated more negatively. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)