Age as an equality issue / edited by Sandra Fredman and Sarah Spencer.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Hart, 2003Description: ix, 223 pISBN: 9781847310583 (ebook)Subject(s): Ageism | Age discrimination | Age discrimination -- Law and legislation | Society | Social & ethical issues | England | Wales | Age groups: the elderly | Constitutional & administrative law: general | Employment & labour law: generalGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781841134055Summary: This book addresses the key issues that surround age discrimination in a series of chapters by experts from a wide range of disciplines. It begins by examining the nature of the ageing process and then turns to a detailed analysis of the concept of age equality. To what extent is age inevitably linked with declining capacity? What are the goals of a policy on age equality, and how can these be realized in law? How should law and policy address age discrimination in health, education and employment? Should young people be dealt with in the same way as older people? This book answers these questions in a series of chapters by experts from a wide range of disciplines. It examines the nature of the aging process and provides a detailed analysis of the concept of age equality.
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This book addresses the key issues that surround age discrimination in a series of chapters by experts from a wide range of disciplines. It begins by examining the nature of the ageing process and then turns to a detailed analysis of the concept of age equality. To what extent is age inevitably linked with declining capacity? What are the goals of a policy on age equality, and how can these be realized in law? How should law and policy address age discrimination in health, education and employment? Should young people be dealt with in the same way as older people? This book answers these questions in a series of chapters by experts from a wide range of disciplines. It examines the nature of the aging process and provides a detailed analysis of the concept of age equality.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781841134055
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