Title Extending double standards and stereotyping approaches to hiring older workers / Ben Richardson

Published [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007

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Description iv, 255 leaves ; 30 cm Summary This thesis examined factors underlying discrimination against older job applicants. Drawing upon stereotyping and double standards-based approaches to discrimination the thesis found that positive and negative aspects of the older worker stereotype can have cumulative effects on hiring decisions and may interact with job requirements to affect discrimination Notes Submitted to the School of Psychology of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University Degree conferred 2008 Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2007 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (leaves 210-230) Subject Age discrimination in employment. Age and employment. Stereotypes (Social psychology) Employee selection. Genre/Form Academic theses. Author Deakin University. Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences Deakin University. School of Psychology

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