The New Politics of Old Age Policy or Job Satisfaction

The New Politics of Old Age Policy

Author: Robert B Hudson

As the aging population of the United States continues to increase, age-related policies have come under intense scrutiny and have sparked heated debates. Demographic, economic, and political trends have transformed the understanding of older people's role in America's public policy. The New Politics of Old Age Policy offers a variety of perspectives on these policy issues -- particularly the relative merits of using chronological age to determine eligibility for government programs.

The chapters address theoretical approaches to age-based policy; population dynamics and how growing diversity within the older population may affect these policies; issues surrounding major age-based programs such as Social Security and Medicare; and the national, state, and local political issues associated with these policies.

Contributors: Robert Applebaum, Ph.D., Miami University; Robert H. Binstock, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; Alan Burnett, M.A., Area Agency on Aging, Ohio; Chenoa A. Flippen, Ph.D., Duke University; Judith G. Gonyea, Ph.D., Boston University School of Social Work; Colleen M. Grogan, Ph.D., University of Chicago; Madonna Harrington Meyer, Ph.D., Syracuse University; Pamela Herd, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin; Martha B. Holstein, Ph.D., consultant, Chicago; Eric R. Kingson, Ph.D., Syracuse University; Marc Molea, M.H.A., Ohio Department of Aging; Marilyn Moon, Ph.D., American Institutes for Research; John Myles, Ph.D., University of Toronto; Christy M. Nishita, University of Southern California; Angela M. O'Rand, Ph.D., Duke University; Jon Pynoos, Ph.D., University of Southern California; Sarah Poff Roman, M.G.S., Miami University; Steven M.Teles, Ph.D., Brandeis University.

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Job Satisfaction: Application, Assessment, Causes, and Consequences

Author: Paul E Spector

Job Satisfaction is the most frequently studied variable in organizational behavior research. This new book provides an overview of the vast literature on this topic. The nature of job satisfaction is discussed along with techniques for assessing job satisfaction including existing scales and new instruments. In addition, the book summarizes the findings concerning how people feel about workùincluding coverage of cultural and gender differences in job satisfaction. Possible reasons for job satisfactionùboth personal and organizationalùare explored as well. The book concludes with a discussion of the potential consequences of job satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Those using this volume for study or classroom purposes will particularly appreciate the extensive list of references and the Job Satisfaction Survey included in the Appendix. Job Satisfaction is written for professionals and students in business, management, organization studies, human resources, industrial psychology and public administration.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	vii
1.	The Nature of Job Satisfaction	1
	What Is Job Satisfaction?	2
2.	The Assessment of Job Satisfaction	5
	The Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS)	8
	The Job Descriptive Index (JDI)	12
	The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ)	15
	The Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS)	17
	The Job in General Scale (JIG)	18
	Michigan Organizational Assessment Questionnaire Subscale	19
	Developing or Modifying a Satisfaction Seale	19
	Procedure for Scale Development	21
3.	How People Feel About Work	23
	Cultural and Demographic Differences in Job Satisfaction	25
4.	Antecedents of Job Satisfaction	30
	Environmental Antecedents of Job Satisfaction	31
	Personal Antecedents of Job Satisfaction	49
5.	Potential Effects of Job Satisfaction	55
	Job Performance	55
	Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB)	57
	Withdrawal Behavior	58
	Burnout	65
	Physical Health and Psychological Well-Being	66
	Counterproductive Behavior	67
	Life Satisfaction	68
6.	Concluding Remarks	71
	Appendix	74
	References	77
	Author Index	88
	Subject Index	93
	About the Author	96