The senior worker: a self-portrait

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There are certain stereotypes associated with older workers, such as being less productive or absent more often from work, but these stereotypes are completely wrong. In fact, age seldom causes a performance decline and older workers are absent from work less frequently than younger workers.

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Age discrimination in employment: to eliminate it, we must change the traditional stereotypes of older workers

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Age discrimination is illegal, but it still exists in the workplace. Research indicates that employers stereotype older workers positively as stable and negatively as inflexible. Older workers must make efforts to disprove negative stereotypes.

Prevention, Employment discrimination, Age discrimination

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The new unretirement

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Individuals' experience of developing a second career after retiring are described. Opportunities for volunteering in public education, environmental campaigns, social work, and the Peace Corps are discussed.

United States, Behavior, Interview, Retirees, Volunteerism, Aged volunteers, Elderly volunteers

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