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Age and ageing in the contemporary workplace: an opportunity for sociological understanding and analysis

Cara Reed Orcid Logo, Katrina Pritchard Orcid Logo

Handbook on the Sociology of Work, Pages: 167 - 180

Swansea University Authors: Cara Reed Orcid Logo, Katrina Pritchard Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.4337/9781035302376.00019

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While many employers are realising that there will be a greater age diversity in their workplaces, sociological research on age and work is only just starting to examine the connections between these two phenomena. We review the importance of considering the relationship between age and work and the...

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Published in: Handbook on the Sociology of Work
ISBN: 9781035302369 9781035302376
Published: Edward Elgar Publishing 2025
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