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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)
