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Ageism/Generational Differences Guide
Resources to promote awareness of and conversation about ageism and generational differences.

eBooks

cover art Clash of the Generations: Managing the New Workplace Reality by Valerie M. Grubb
 
cover art Managing the Millennials: Discover the Core Competencies for Managing Today's Workforce by Chip Espinoza and Mick Ukleja
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Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences by Linda  George and Kenneth Ferraro

cover art Generation, Discourse, and Social Change by Karen R. Foster
cover art Fair Progress? Economic Mobility across Generations around the World by Ambar Narayan, Roy Van der Weide, and Alexandru Cojocaru cover art Unfairly Labeled : How Your Workplace Can Benefit from Ditching Generational Stereotypes by Jessica Kriegel

Search these databases for more eBooks about ageism and generational differences: Ebook CentraleBooks on EBSCOhost, and OverDrive

Online Resources

Generation and Age from Pew Research Center
Age Discrimination: What Employers Need to Know from the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Ageism from the World Health Organization (WHO)

Search these databases for more about ageism and generational differences: Gale OneFile: LegalTracGale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints, and ProQuest.

Streaming Video

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As Old As You Feel

This ten-minute video uses animation to demonstrate common examples of age discrimination, the detrimental effects to people of all ages, and the implications on a manager's job for recruitment, training, team working, and motivation.

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Generation Like

This program explores how the perennial teen's quest for identity and connection has migrated to social media—and exposes the game of cat-and-mouse that corporations are playing with these young consumers. 

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Generation Next: Speak Up. Be Heard.

This documentary takes viewers across the United States to examine the lives of 16- to 25-year-olds—a demographic that many are calling “Generation Next.” 

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Managing a Mature-Age Workforce

This brief video explores whether age discrimination exists, myths about mature-age workers, facts about mature-age workers, the advantages of having mature-age workers, and promoting a mature-age workforce.

Search these streaming video databases for more content: Films on Demand Video Collection and Swank Digital Campus