APS

2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026

Intersectional Ageism: How Racial and Gender Identities Shape Expectations of Older Adults in the Workplace.

Barcelona, Spain · May 2026

Posters · Identity, Culture & Social Inequality

  • Hannah Gans
    University of Toronto, St George
  • Alison Chasteen
    University of Toronto

Abstract

This study examined how adherence to or violation of expectations that older adults should retire shapes perceptions across intersecting identities. Young adults rated older adults (Black, White; men, women). Adherers were viewed more positively, especially older Black adults, whereas violators were judged equally harshly across groups.

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