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Peer reviewedLevine, Martin – Gerontologist, 1980
Age/work policies tending to exclude the elderly from the workforce include underlying social, cultural and psychological mechanisms. Four ideal-typical models are discussed: employer rationality; rivalry; time preference; and stereotyping. Policy-oriented research is relevant to legal and constitutional issues of age discrimination. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Bias, Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Cohn, Richard M. – Aging and Work: A Journal on Age, Work and Retirement, 1980
Proper evidence of age discrimination requires an understanding of the causal relationships among age, productivity, and employment practices. The proper modeling of causation can provide proof of discrimination. Human capital theory can be used to indicate when differential treatment results from discrimination as opposed to age-related factors.…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Employment Practices, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Starrett, Richard A.; And Others – 1984
Data obtained from interviews with 1,804 non-institutionalized Hispanic elderly (age 55 and over) were analyzed to determine what factors best predict this group's use of informal mental health support (i.e., spouse, relatives, and friends). The study was a secondary analysis of data collected in 1979-80 using a national sample stratified by…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Cultural Influences, Demography, Environmental Influences
