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Aging and Work
. Ed(S): Czaja, Sara J.; Sharit, Joseph
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Description for Aging and Work
This multidisciplinary, comprehensive assessment of the state of aging and work addresses a wide range of topics relevant to academic researchers and practitioners, government and industry leaders, and workers and managers in the public and private sectors. Editor(s): Czaja, Sara J.; Sharit, Joseph. Num Pages: 456 pages, 46, 3 black & white halftones, 43 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 854.
Both jobs and the workforce have changed dramatically in recent years. Manufacturing has given way to a technology-driven, information-based workplace. People are working until later in life and the pool of workers is growing more diverse. Flexible hours and telecommuting are increasingly common. This volume addresses the challenges confronting an aging labor force as it deals with profound shifts in employment and organizations and what these changes mean for society. Drawing from the varied fields of gerontology, psychology, public policy, occupational health and safety, human factors engineering, and business, the contributors summarize what is known about aging and employment, ... Read more
Both jobs and the workforce have changed dramatically in recent years. Manufacturing has given way to a technology-driven, information-based workplace. People are working until later in life and the pool of workers is growing more diverse. Flexible hours and telecommuting are increasingly common. This volume addresses the challenges confronting an aging labor force as it deals with profound shifts in employment and organizations and what these changes mean for society. Drawing from the varied fields of gerontology, psychology, public policy, occupational health and safety, human factors engineering, and business, the contributors summarize what is known about aging and employment, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801892738
SKU
V9780801892738
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99-2
About . Ed(S): Czaja, Sara J.; Sharit, Joseph
Sara J. Czaja is the director of the Center on Research and Education for Aging and Technology, co-director of the Center on Aging, and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Miami. Joseph Sharit is a professor in ... Read more
Reviews for Aging and Work
A comprehensive, well-written volume addressing the numerous issues created by the interface of an aging workforce with the array of economic, global, information and technology-driven changes occurring in society. The conclusion provides an excellent summary of the volume and an outline of needed future directions for research and policy changes. This insightful volume will be of particular interest to researchers ... Read more