Ηλικιακά στερεότυπα για την απόκτηση νέων δεξιοτήτων και οι αρνητικές επιπτώσεις τους στις εργασιακές προοπτικές των άνω των 55 ετών

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Published: Apr 12, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/ijltic.16451
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Ηλικιακά στερεότυπα Ηλικιακή προκατάληψη Εργασιακές διακρίσεις Στερεοτυπική απειλή
EVANGELOS CHAIKALIS-PETRITSIS
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Τα τελευταία χρόνια παρατηρείται το φαινόμενο της γήρανσης του πληθυσμού το οποίο εκδηλώνεται ως συνεχής διεύρυνση της ηλικιακής ομάδας των άνω των 55 ετών. Αυτό έχει οδηγήσει σε πολλές χώρες στην επιμήκυνση του εργασιακού βίου και σε παράταση των ορίων συνταξιοδότησης. Το παρόν άρθρο, λοιπόν, εξετάζει τις προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουν οι εργαζόμενοι των άνω των 55 ετών λόγω των αρνητικών στερεοτύπων που τους θέλουν να διακατέχονται από μειωμένες σωματικές και γνωστικές ικανότητες καθώς και από αδυναμία απόκτησης νέων δεξιοτήτων. Το άρθρο αναδεικνύει την εσωτερίκευση των αρνητικών αυτών στερεοτύπων από τους ίδιους ως βασική διεργασία μέσω της οποίας οι εργασιακές προοπτικές των εργαζομένων των άνω των 55 ετών περιορίζονται σημαντικά και επισημαίνει την απώλεια της παραγωγικότητας και το μακροπρόθεσμο κόστος στη σωματική και ψυχική υγεία των εργαζομένων ως μερικές από τις αρνητικές επιπτώσεις των ηλικιακών στερεοτύπων. Η καλλιέργεια θετικών επαφών μεταξύ εργαζομένων όλων των ηλικιών προτείνεται ως τρόπος αντιμετώπισης των αρνητικών αυτών επιπτώσεων.
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