Disability and Aging Discrimination Perspectives in Law and Psychology /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wiener, Richard L. (Editor), Willborn, Steven L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2011.
• Subjects: Psychology.; Psychiatry.; Aging.; 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? And h...