Age Discrimination by Employers

by Kerry Segrave

In 1907, the editor of The New York Times wrote, "Employers, naturally, look to the young. A man or woman of advanced years is too apt to be given to old-fashioned ways of doing things, and open to suspicion of having the unforgivable fault, in modern business, of slowness." Age discrimination has existed throughout the 20th century, sometimes in the public eye and sometimes not. This book examines the problem as it relates to the employment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786410108
• ISBN13: 9780786410101
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher