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Was She Really Sexually Harassed? The Effects of a Victim's Age and the Job Status of the Initiator.
Sherman, Martin F.; Smith, Robert J. – 1983
With the increased number of women in the work force, sexual harassment is receiving increased attention from the federal government, journalists, researchers, and counselors. To investigate the influence of two contextual variables (status of the initiator and age of the victim) on perceptions of sexual harassment allegations, 123 college…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attribution Theory, College Students, Employment Level

Flynn, Timothy M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Results indicate that preschool children are capable of making moral judgments in both apology-restitution and guilt-innocence test contexts. Age and sex are significantly related to both moral judgment measures, while intelligence and parent occupation are unrelated to both measures. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Employment Level, Intelligence, Moral Development
Tang, Thomas Li-Ping; Tzeng, Jen Yann – 1988
Early Americans were credited with holding the Protestant work ethic, a set of work-related beliefs involving the traits of industriousness, individualism, ascetism, community involvement, and an overall valuing of work as the most worthwhile way to spend one's time. The American work ethic today is not the same as it was in early America. In…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Beliefs, Demography

Uzzell, Odell – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1984
Research into return migration of Blacks to four urban communities in North Carolina suggests that differences in motivation existed between older, female and younger, male return migrants. The former returned for personal social reasons mainly, the latter for economic reasons. (RDN)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Attitudes, Black Population Trends, Economic Opportunities
North Dakota Univ. System, Bismarck. – 2003
This report, based on data from Follow-up Information on North Dakota Education and Training (FINDET), describes the employment status of North Dakota University System (NDUS) graduates for the year 2000 who were employed in the state 1 year after graduation. Approximately half of these graduates were either employed in North Dakota or re-enrolled…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Graduates, Educational Attainment, Employment Level
Kaye, H. Stephen – 2000
This report uses data on 10,480 households from the Current Population Survey to investigate computer ownership and Internet use by disability status, racial and ethnic group, and age group. Analysis indicates: (1) people with disabilities are less than half as likely as their non-disabled counterparts to have access to a computer at home; (2)…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Computers, Disabilities

Hu, Jun-Chen – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1990
Described and analyzed hobbies of over 500 individuals in the People's Republic of China. Results indicated there were significant differences between the hobbies of retired and younger people; reading was the hobby most preferred; and gender, age, education, and previous occupation were factors that most influenced the retired person's choice of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Employment Level, Foreign Countries
Norfolk State Coll., VA. – 1969
Differences in underemployment, defined as employment below one's actual or potential skill level, were investigated for a stratified random sample of 602 individuals representing an estimated labor force of 410,074 in the Tidewater area. Data were obtained by questionnaire and were analyzed according to occupational level, job attitudes, job…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Bibliographies, Employment Level, Job Satisfaction
Gottfredson, Gary D.; Daiger, Denise C. – 1977
Employment data from the 1960 and 1970 censuses were organized using the occupational classification system of John Holland to examine age, sex, and level differences in employment and to detect changes over the 10-year period. Data were organized by both kind and level of work in an attempt to answer the following questions: What are the relative…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Demography
Zepelin, Harold; And Others – 1982
Although informal age norms which influence the timing of major role transitions have been well documented, recent research questions the pervasiveness of this influence. In order to assess the effects of age, sex, and occupational level on perceptions of informal age norms, white-collar and blue-collar men and women (N=462) at two age levels,…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Blue Collar Occupations, Comparative Analysis

Tuttle, George E. – Communication Education, 1984
Reports the results of stage two of a three-stage project designed to develop, through field testing, a model for determining the norms of general adult communication behavior. Discusses implications of this study, including those for planners of communication instruction. (PD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age Differences, Behavior Patterns
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1984
As this report illustrates, nearly one in four adult workers today has completed college, while in 1970 just one in seven had as much formal schooling. This growth, together with the higher labor force participation rates of college graduates, has generated significant increases in the college-educated work force. Other factors include women's…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Career Education, College Graduates

Liben, Lynn S.; Bigler, Rebecca S.; Krogh, Holleen R. – Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2001
Examined whether 6- and 11-year-olds' beliefs about job status and job interests are affected by gendered nature of jobs. Found that children gave higher status ratings to masculine jobs and expressed greater interest in jobs culturally associated with their own sex. Older children rated novel jobs portrayed with males as having higher status than…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Children
Gran, James R. – 1971
Conducted in Jackson County, Iowa, this four year followup study of the county's adult evening high school completion program was designed to reveal and measure long-range financial, educational, and social benefits. Questionnaire data were obtained on present age, sex, occupations, marital and family status, and other background characteristics…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Educational Benefits, Employment Level
Jackson, Lorraine Morlock; Yamanaka, Ellen – Educational Technology, 1985
Describes a study examining relationships between Canadian adult women's ages, goals, literacy, and attitudes toward computers and advanced technology. Results indicate a strong correlation between technical goals, enjoyment, and technical term understanding, and a belief men are more technically literate. Recommendations are made for educating…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attitudes, Computer Literacy, Educational Needs