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Disability and Aging Discrimination - Perspectives in Law and Psychology  
Disability and Aging Discrimination - Perspectives in Law and Psychology
von: Richard L. Wiener, Steven L. Willborn
Springer-Verlag, 2010
ISBN: 9781441962935
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  Acknowledgments 5  
  Contents 6  
  Contributors 8  
  1 Finding the Assumptions in the Law: Social Analytic Jurisprudence, Disability, and Aging Workers 10  
      Empirical Documentation of Existing Biases and Limitations 11  
         Age and the Workforce 11  
         Disability and the Workforce 14  
      The Role of Research in Policy Development 17  
      Application of Social Analytic Jurisprudence to Age Discrimination 19  
         Disparate Treatment of an Individual Claimant 19  
         Testing Assumptions of Intentional Age Discrimination 24  
      Disabilities and Reasonable Accommodations 30  
      Summary and Conclusion 37  
     References 37  
  Part I Aging and Discrimination 43  
     2 Ageism: The Strange Case of Prejudice Against the Older You 44  
         Mountains or Molehills 44  
         Planting the Seed of Ageism 45  
            History 45  
            Cultural Views 45  
         The Root of Ageism Is Fear of Death 46  
            Terror Management Theory 46  
         Ageism Is Institutionalized 47  
         Younger People Speak Differently to Elderly Persons 48  
         But Our Brains Cant Help Being Ageist 49  
         Helper, Heal Thy Self 50  
         Conclusion 51  
        References 52  
     3 Disability and Aging: Historical and Contemporary Views 55  
         Introduction 55  
         Defining Disability and the Civil War Pension Scheme 56  
         Disability and Aging, 150 Years Ago 59  
         Disability and Aging Today and Tomorrow 63  
            Employment and Attitudinal Discrimination 65  
            Today's Veterans of the Middle East Wars 67  
            Global Opportunities in Human and Economic Rights 69  
         Closing 71  
        References 71  
     4 The Aging Workforce and Paid Time Off 77  
         Work Interruption for Health-Related Personal and Family Care 79  
            The Aging Workforce and Worker Health 79  
            Health- and Care-Related Work Interruptions 80  
            Normative Arguments Favoring Intervention 81  
         Existing Protection Against Health- and Care-Related Work Interruption 83  
            Unpaid Benefits -- The Family and Medical Leave Act 83  
            Paid Benefits: Private 85  
            Paid Benefits: Public 86  
               Sick Leave 86  
               Short-Term Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) 87  
         Social Preferences and Accommodation of Older Workers 88  
        References 94  
     5 Baby Boomers at Work: Growing Older and Working More 98  
         Legal Framework for Workplace Age Discrimination 99  
         Empirical Research and Implications for Workplace Age Discrimination 102  
            Societal Acceptability of Ageism 103  
            Procedural Fairness and the Self-Acceptance of Ageism 104  
         Legislation Against Age Discrimination Is Not the Answer 106  
        References 108  
  Part II Disability and Discrimination 111  
     6 The Relationship Between Disability DiscriminationINTnl 112  
         Workers Compensation Overview 112  
         Workers Compensation Developments in Recent Decades 113  
         Effects of These Developments on Cash Benefits 114  
         The Relationship Between Age and Three Important Variables: Health Status, Work Disability, and Sources of Medical Conditions 117  
            Health Status 117  
            Work Disability 117  
            Sources of Medical Conditions 118  
         The Link Between Disability Discrimination and Age Discrimination 121  
         Conclusions 122  
        References 123  
     7 The Stigma of Disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act 125  
         Introduction 125  
         The Stigma of Disabilities 127  
         The Legislative Paths 132  
            The Passage of the Rehabilitation Act 133  
            The Passage of the ADA 134  
         The Supreme Courts Interpretations 138  
         The Impact of the ADA 142  
         Cases 144  
        References 144  
     8 Age and Disability Within the Scope of American Discrimination Law 146  
         Comparing the Top Four 147  
         Thinking About the Intersection of Age and Disability 154  
         Conclusion 154  
        References 155  
     9 Implicit Attitudes and Discrimination Against People with Physical Disabilities 157  
         The Stigma of Physical Disability: Historical and Conceptual Background 158  
         Integrative Theoretical Frameworks 161  
            Ambivalent Attitudes 161  
            Dual Processes 165  
         Stigma, Disability, and Interactions: Re-examining the Literature 169  
            Nonverbal Behaviors 169  
            Verbal and Nonverbal Mismatches 171  
         Implications and Conclusions 173  
        References 176  
     10 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Stigma 184  
         Stigma and Modern Day Issues 186  
         Aging 189  
         American Indian Notions of Elderly 190  
         Mental Illness 191  
         American Indians and Mental Illness 192  
         How to Integrate Divergent Stigma Perspectives Between Cultures Within the Law 195  
        References 197  
     11 Disability and Procedural Fairness in the Workplace 204  
         A Brief History 205  
         Procedural Justice and the ADA: Do Procedures Influence Satisfaction Beyond Accommodations 208  
         Potential Moderators of Procedural Fairness Effects 211  
         Research on Procedural Fairness and Beliefs About Deservingness 212  
         Deservingness Judgments in a Workplace Disability Context 215  
         Decision Makers Versus Decision Recipients: Role as a Moderator of Procedural Fairness Concerns 218  
         Role Effects in a Workplace Disability Context 221  
         Research on the Symbolic Consequences of Respect: In-Group Versus Out-Group Encounters 221  
         Ingroup Versus Outgroup Respect in a Disability Context 224  
         Summary 225  
        References 227  
     12 Procedural Justice and the Structure of the AgeINTnl 233  
         The Procedural Structure of the Age and Disability Laws 234  
         Groups and the Age and Disability Laws 237  
         Thinking About Procedures and Groups Under the ADEA and the ADA: Implications for Research on Procedural Justice 240  
            Voice 240  
            Decision Control 242  
            Group Value Theory 244  
         Conclusion 245  
        References 246  
     13 A Social Psychological Perspective of Disability Prejudice 247  
         Overview of the Current Work 248  
         When Might People Experience Disability Prejudice 249  
         What Does Disability Prejudice Look Like 253  
         Summary and Concluding Remarks 257  
        References 258  
  Index 261  


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