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Ageing, disability and workplace accommodations
- Authors:
- MCMULLIN Julie Ann, SHUEY Kim M.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 26(6), November 2006, pp.831-847.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
In most western nations, laws discourage discrimination in paid employment on the basis of disability, but for these policies to be of benefit, individuals must define their functional limitations as disabilities. There is a strong relationship between age and disability among those of working age, yet it is unclear whether older workers attribute their limitations to disability or to ‘natural ageing’. If the latter is true, they may not believe that they need or qualify for workplace accommodations (i.e. adaptations or interventions at the workplace). Similarly, if an employer ascribes a worker's limitation to ‘natural ageing’, rather than to a disability, they may not offer compensatory accommodation. Using data from the Canadian 2001 Participation and Activity Limitation Survey, this paper asks whether workers who ascribe their functional limitation to ageing are as likely as those who do not to report a need for a workplace accommodation. It also addresses whether those who identify a need for compensatory accommodations and who ascribe their limitation to ageing have unmet workplace-accommodation needs. The findings suggest that, even when other factors are controlled, e.g. the type and severity of disability, the number of limiting conditions, gender, age, education, income and occupation, those who made the ageing attribution were less likely to recognise the need for an accommodation; and among those who acknowledged a need, those who ascribed their disability to ageing were less likely to have their needs met.
The effect of ageing on health inequalities
- Author:
- MATTHEWS David
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 111(45), 2015, pp.18-21.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Health inequalities persist in old age, as individual's health status is an accumulation of lifelong socioeconomic, ethnic and gender-based influences. This final article in a five-part series on health inequalities looks at the influence age has on an individual's health and wellbeing. It discusses the influence of the following factors: socioeconomic status, gender, ethnicity, and age discrimination, including discrimination in healthcare settings. (Edited publisher abstract)
The social separation of old and young: a root of ageism
- Authors:
- HAGESTAD Gunhild O., UHLENBERG Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Issues, 61(2), June 2005, pp.343-360.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Ageism has been the focus of numerous publications, while age segregation is a neglected topic. Ageism on a micro-individual level is linked to segregation on a macro level in a segregation-ageism cycle. Possible linking mechanisms, which might help break this cycle, can be found on a meso level of social networkstheir structure and functions. Data from the United States and the Netherlands show that non-family networks are strongly age homogeneous. Based on earlier work by a range of scholars, the authors suggest that time, group identity, perspective-taking, and affective ties are factors that must be considered with regard to the functions of networks. Addressing meso level mechanisms poses challenges to social policy as well as research.
Ageing gay men: lessons from the sociology of embodiment
- Authors:
- JONES Julie, PUGH Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Men and Masculinities, 7(3), January 2005, pp.248-260.
- Publisher:
- Sage
One of the aims of this article is to look at the contribution that has been made by the sociology of embodiment to the study of older people. Researchers within this field have pointed to the ways in which negative perceptions of ageing bodies reflect attitudes toward older people and are factors leading to their marginalization within many contemporary Western societies. The authors hope to develop this idea further by investigating attitudes of gay men toward ageing bodies and, from this, to suggest reasons why older gay men appear to be marginal to gay culture. In so doing, they draw comparisons between older women and older gay men.
Ageing and diversity: multiple pathways and cultural migrations
- Editors:
- DAATLAND Svein Olav, BIGGS Simon
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 236p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
To understand contemporary ageing it is necessary to recognise its diversity. Drawing on a range of theory, original research and empirical sources, this book assesses the stereotyped conceptions of ageing, and offers a critical and updated perspective. The book: explores the diversity of individual pathways of ageing, the sources of identifications, migration and otherness, and the tension between social structures and personal agency; considers multidisciplinary and international perspectives as an important means of understanding the diversity of ageing, and the need for change in established notions and policies; addresses key issues such as global ageing, migration, transnational community and citizenship; incorporates theories and findings from psychology and sociology, anthropology and demography, social policy and health sciences.
Old age
- Author:
- VINCENT John
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 190p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The latter decades of the 20th century saw a fundamental change in the age structure of many Western societies. In these societies it is now common for a fifth to a quarter of the population to be retired, for fewer babies to be born than is required to sustain the size of the population and for life expectancy to exceed 80 years old. This volume provides an overview of the key issues arising from this demographic change, asking questions such as: what if any, are the universal characteristics of the ageing experience?; what different ways is it possible to grow old?; and what is unique about old age in the contemporary world? The author also examines issues ranging from the social construction, diversity and identity of old age to areas of social conflict over population, pensions and the medicalisation of old age.
Politics, power and old age
- Author:
- VINCENT John A
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 164p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Buckingham
Introduces ideas, dilemmas and controversies about the way that the lives of older people are shaped by patterns of power. Applies ideas about ageisms in areas such as: lifestyle; personal identity; appearance; and intergenerational conflicts. Also looks at pensioner's movements; party politics; and elections. Explores global and historical trends in ageing, relating these to personal dilemmas and interpersonal relationships.
Social theory, social policy and ageing: a critical introduction
- Authors:
- ESTES Carroll L., BIGGS Simon, PHILLIPSON Chris
- Publisher:
- Open University Press
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 191p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Maidenhead
This work covers theoretical developments and issues influencing the study of adult ageing. The authors explore contemporary trends in social policy drawing on the experience of ageing in the USA, Europe and an increasingly global environment. Particular attention is given to feminist perspectives on ageing, ethics and bio-medicine, successful and productive ageing, globalization and migration and the politics of ageing. Consideration is given in each case to the interaction between structural influences on social ageing and the experience of age and identity. The work ends with a manifesto for social theory, social policy and social change.