Talk:Aging in the American workforce

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Created this page to bring attention to an important issue that is happening in the United States, and could possibly happen for other countries. JZNIOSH (talk) 17:02, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Tone of Negativity
The way the article is framed is heavily towards the negative effects of population aging in the American workforce. The facts are presented well, and the sources are relevant. The background about the baby boomer generation is short and could be elaborated slightly, but the link is there to investigate more thoroughly. The Projections section was informative as well, and the sources were credible. However, the bulk of the article is focused on the "Impacts". This sections was entirely worded in terms of negative effects the aging population will have on the economy, on society, on health care, etc. The is no mention of any possible positive effects, or even neutral effects. While they may be harder to find, it is important to remain unbiased and report possibilities that are not solely harmful. Byarsky (talk) 18:21, 22 January 2017 (UTC)

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Some information that could be added to this article
Some information that could make this article better is:

1. Cheung, F., & Wu, A. S. (2014). Social Identification, Perception of Aging, and Successful Aging in the Workplace. Journal Of Career Development, 41(3), 218-236. This peer reviewed journal article would be beneficial to Aging in American Workplace because it talks about how the negative perception of aging can hinder successful aging in the workplace. It also touches on some other aspects of aging that both help and hinder successful aging in the workplace.

2. Macdonald, J. L., & Levy, S. R. (2016). Ageism in the Workplace: The Role of Psychosocial Factors in Predicting Job Satisfaction, Commitment, and Engagement. Journal Of Social Issues, 72(1), 169-190. This journal article would be really helpful in explaining how discrimination can have a negative effect on older adults. It also explains predicting job satisfaction, commitment, and engagement which are very important aspects of aging in the workforce. Ageism is a very important topic when it comes to aging in the workplace, a couple different sources about ageism could be added to this section to portray what ageism in the workforce really looks like.

3. Ng, E. W., & Law, A. (2014). Keeping up! Older workers' adaptation in the workplace after age 55. Canadian Journal On Aging = La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 33(1), 1-14. doi:10.1017/S0714980813000639. This article is useful because it explains how older adults are adapting to a changing workplace. As more jobs move to a more tech savvy nature, older adults are learning to adapt and grow along with it. This article is important because it shows how older adults are adapting to the new job market, they are not staying stuck in the old ways of doing things. They are adapting and excelling in this new environment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Meganlewis96 (talk • contribs) 17:28, 7 February 2018 (UTC)