Ageism

Sheri R. Levy, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University, USA.  She studies factors that cause and maintain prejudice, stigmatization, and negative intergroup relations and that can be harnessed to reduce bias, marginalization, and discrimination. Her research focuses on bias based on age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, race, sexual orientation, social class, and weight.  Levy was Editor of Journal of Social Issues from 2010-2013. Jamie L. Macdonald is a graduate student in the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University, USA. She studies prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination and intergroup relations. Her research focuses on ageism, and how it affects individuals in different contexts throughout the life course.Todd D. Nelson, PhD is a professor of psychology at California State University – Stanislaus. His research focuses on stereotypes and prejudice, and on ageism in particular. He is a fellow of the Society for Experimental Social Psychology, and has published extensively on ageism.

• 2016 Vol. 72, No. 1Ageism: Health and Employment ContextsIssue Editors: Sheri R. Levy, Jamie L. Macdonald, and Todd NelsonINTRODUCTIONProgress on Understanding Ageism 5Sheri R. Levy and Jamie L. MacdonaldSECTION I: AGEISM IN HEALTH CONTEXTSAgeism and Depression: Perceptions of Older People as a Burden in China 26Xue Bai, Daniel W.L. Lai, and Aimei GuoStereotypes about Old Age, Social Support, Aging Anxiety and Evaluations of One's Own Health 47Luisa Ramyrez and Ximena Palacios-EspinosaRetirement as Meaningful: Positive Retirement Stereotypes Associated with Longevity 69Reuben Ng, Heather G. Allore, Joan K. Monin, and Becca R. LevyAgeism can be Hazardous to Women's Health: Ageism, Sexism, and Stereotypes of Older Women in the Healthcare System 86Joan C. Chrisler, Angela Barney, and Brigida PalatinoSECTION II: AGEISM IN EMPLOYMENT CONTEXTSOld and Unemployable? How Age-Based Stereotypes Affect Willingness to Hire Job Candidates 105Dominic Abrams, Hannah J. Swift, and Lisbeth DruryResource Scarcity and Prescriptive Attitudes Generate Subtle, Intergenerational Older-Worker Exclusion 122Michael S. North and Susan T. FiskeWhy and When Do Learning Goal Orientation and Attitude Decrease with Aging? The Role of Perceived Remaining Time and Work Centrality 146Dorien T.A.M. Kooij and Hannes ZacherAgeism in the Workplace: The Role of Psychosocial Factors in Predicting Job Satisfaction, Commitment, and Engagement 169Jamie L. Macdonald and Sheri R. LevySECTION III: COMMENTARYThe Age of Ageism 191Todd D. NelsonSECTION IV: PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS 2015When Passionate Advocates Meet Research on Diversity, Does the Honest Broker Stand a Chance? 199Alice H. Eagly