Age Discrimination: An Historical and Contemporary Analysis

by John Macnicol

Book Overview

Age discrimination is a highly topical issue in all industrialised societies, against a background of concerns about shortening working lives and ageing populations in the future. Based upon detailed research, and adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this unique study traces the history of the age discrimination debate in Britain and the USA since the 1930s. It critically analyses the concepts of ageism in social relations and age discrimination...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052184777X
• ISBN13: 9780521847773
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"