Aging and Disability Worksheet
Associate Program Material
Aging and Disability Worksheet
Part I
Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population.
1. 3 out of 5 baby Boomers haven’t saved enough for their retirement 2. Many if not most, have no will.They have no “exit’’plan whatsoever and will leave everything to work. 3.
Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
• What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society?Agesim is prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group, especially the elderly. Agesim influences the presence of diversity because those who are affected by ageism within their career may lose their job due to newer, younger, cheaper people coming into the workplace to take over their current position. Which may leave those who are older without proper insurance to take care of their aging bodies which could result in earlier deaths and a lack of diversity in the world. Also when the younger generation takes over positions in the workplace that workplace will have a lack of diversity as well (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ageism) (http://www.studymode.com/essays/eth125-R8-disability-diversity-1543126.html).
• What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population?The Age And Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a law that that protects workers 40 years and older from being fired due to their age, and then replaced by a younger worker that would presumably receive a lower rate of pay for the same job.The ADEA has gone so far as taking companies to court to prove they fired employees for reasons of being old. The act also work the other way if an older person is hired in place of a younger person, the discrimination is still the same and is upheld by this law. Even with the law in place the elderly are still fighting for their fights
Aging and Disability Worksheet
Part I
Identify 2 or 3 issues faced by the aging population.
1. 3 out of 5 baby Boomers haven’t saved enough for their retirement 2. Many if not most, have no will.They have no “exit’’plan whatsoever and will leave everything to work. 3.
Answer the following questions in 100 to 200 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
• What is ageism? How does ageism influence the presence of diversity in society?Agesim is prejudice or discrimination against a particular age-group, especially the elderly. Agesim influences the presence of diversity because those who are affected by ageism within their career may lose their job due to newer, younger, cheaper people coming into the workplace to take over their current position. Which may leave those who are older without proper insurance to take care of their aging bodies which could result in earlier deaths and a lack of diversity in the world. Also when the younger generation takes over positions in the workplace that workplace will have a lack of diversity as well (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ageism) (http://www.studymode.com/essays/eth125-R8-disability-diversity-1543126.html).
• What is the Age Discriminitation in Employment Act (ADEA)? How does the ADEA address issues for the aging population?The Age And Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is a law that that protects workers 40 years and older from being fired due to their age, and then replaced by a younger worker that would presumably receive a lower rate of pay for the same job.The ADEA has gone so far as taking companies to court to prove they fired employees for reasons of being old. The act also work the other way if an older person is hired in place of a younger person, the discrimination is still the same and is upheld by this law. Even with the law in place the elderly are still fighting for their fights