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Age Discrimination

In: Encyclopedia of World Poverty
Edited by: M. Odekon
Subject:Poverty & Homelessness, Global Inequality, Poverty & Inequality
Keywords:age discrimination

AGE DISCRIMINATION INVOLVES any differential treatment of a person because of his or her age. Many forms of age discrimination are perfectly legal. For example, Social Security and Medicare are only available to people over a certain age. Life or health ...

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  Odekon, M. (2006). Age discrimination. In Encyclopedia of world poverty (Vol. 1, pp. 13-15). Sage Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939607.n10
  
  Odekon, M. "Age Discrimination." In Encyclopedia of World Poverty, edited by Odekon, M., 13-15. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2006. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939607.n10.
  
  Odekon, M. 2006. Age Discrimination. In: M. Odekon Editor, 2006. Encyclopedia of World Poverty, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc. pp. 13-15 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939607.n10> [Accessed 28 Jun 2022].
  
  Odekon, M. "Age Discrimination." Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Edited by Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Inc., 2006, pp. 13-15. SAGE Knowledge. 28 Jun 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412939607.n10.
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