Table of Contents

Foreword by Victor Marshall
Acknowledgements 
1. Exploring Ageism 
2. Organizational and Personal Characteristics Influencing Employers’ Attitudes Toward Older Workers 
3. "Prejudice is Always Just Under the Surface": Older Workers’ Perceptions of Ageism in the Labour Market 
4. "I Feel Like a Castaway; Like an Old Shoe That is of No Use Anymore": Aging Identities 
5. "The One Thing You Need is Your Bottle of Dye": Managing Age Discrimination in the Job Search
6. "If Someone’s Looking Creaky and Shaky…You Don’t Hire Them": Employers’ Qualitative Accounts about Older Workers 
7. Reflections on Ageism at Work: Conclusions and Implications 
References 
Appendix. Research Methods and Data Analysis 

 
List of Figures
Figure 1. Older Workers’ Labour Market Experiences 

List of Tables
Table 1.  Sociodemographic Characteristics of Sample in Study #1: Employer Survey 
Table 2.  Frequency Distributions on Positive and Negative Attitudinal Statements About Older Workers 
Table 3.  Factor Structure for Employers’ Attitudes Toward Older Workers 
Table 4.  Means [standard deviations] from ANOVAs and t-tests on Characteristics of Employers 
Table 5.  Sociodemographic Characteristics of Sample in Study #2: Older Worker Interviews 
Table 6.  Sociodemographic Characteristics of Sample in Study #3: Older Worker Survey
Table 7.  Sociodemographic Characteristics of Sample in Study #4: Employer Interviews

About the Author

Ellie Berger is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology at Nipissing University.

Reviews

"This important book provides a rich longitudinal account of the pervasiveness, manifestation, and disturbing societal and personal impacts of ageism and gendered ageism in the Canadian labour market."--Pnina Alon-Shenker, Associate Professor, Department of Law and Business, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
"This book contributes to our understanding of what it means to be an 'older' worker and how potential employers view older workers. It sheds light on the contradictions older workers face, the strategies they use in trying to overcome these contradictions, and the contradictions in employers' attitudes and practices in making hiring decisions based on ageist assumptions. The book adds an important piece to the puzzle of the impact of ageism on Canadian society, in general, and the workplace, in particular."--Deborah K. van den Hoonaard, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, St. Thomas University