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Rooth, Dan-Olof – Journal of Human Resources, 2009
This study presents evidence of differential treatment in the hiring of obese individuals in the Swedish labor market. Fictitious applications were sent to real job openings. The applications were sent in pairs, where one facial photo of an otherwise identical applicant was manipulated to show the individual as obese. Applications sent with the…
Descriptors: Obesity, Females, Personnel Selection, Labor Market
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Lahtinen, Ulla; Rintala, Pauli; Malin, Antero – Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 2007
Physical performance of Finnish adolescents (33 females, 44 males) with moderate intellectual disability (ID) was studied over a 30-year period. This study is an extension of Lahtinen's previous work on documenting the performance of individuals with intellectual disabilities over time. This study consisted of analyzing data from a total of four…
Descriptors: Females, Moderate Mental Retardation, Physical Fitness, Adolescents