Frontiers of Research on Work and Retirement

The shifting boundary between work and retirement and the always-emergent features of retirement practice create a wide opportunity for scholarship and research. After an overview of the scope of retirement research, this article articulates 4 areas that deserve special attention in the present hist...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences Psychological sciences and social sciences, 2010, Vol.65B (1), p.69-80
Main Author: Ekerdt, David J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult. Elderly
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Employment
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatric psychology
Health Status
Humans
Labour force
Life Style
Male
Miscellaneous
Occupational psychology
Older people
Older workers
Pensions
Prescribing
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Quality of Life - psychology
Research Design
Retirement
Retirement trends
Self Care - methods
Social Perception
Social Support
Timing
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The shifting boundary between work and retirement and the always-emergent features of retirement practice create a wide opportunity for scholarship and research. After an overview of the scope of retirement research, this article articulates 4 areas that deserve special attention in the present historical circumstance: studies of the form and timing of retirement exits, the labor market for older workers, the quality of pensions, and the experience of retired life. The field should be wary of prescribing regimes of behavior for late careers and retirement that many people are unsuited to fulfill.
ISSN:1079-5014
1758-5368
DOI:10.1093/geronb/gbp109