Organizational age norms: Why is it so hard to know one when you see one?

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 209-220

  Lawrence, Barbara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age judgments; Social norms; Work expectations and performance

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIETY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030008064     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.2.209     Document Type: Conference Paper

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