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Direct linkCalasanti, Toni – Gerontologist, 2010
As a concept in gerontology, gender appears as lists of traits learned through socialization when theorized at all. I argue for a framework that theorizes the intersections of relations of gender inequality with those of age. This framework holds that men and women gain resources and bear responsibilities, in relation to one another, by virtue of…
Descriptors: Retirement, Gerontology, Employment Patterns, Health Behavior
Peer reviewedJohnson, Richard W.; Uccello, Cori E.; Goldwyn, Joshua H. – Gerontologist, 2005
Purpose: Retirees in traditional pension plans must generally choose between single life annuities, which provide regular payments until death, and joint and survivor annuities, which pay less each month but continue to make payments to the spouse after the death of the retired worker. This article examines the payout decision and measures the…
Descriptors: Retirement Benefits, Gerontology, Older Adults, Gender Differences
Peer reviewedSoumerai, Stephen B.; Avorn, Jerry – Journal of Gerontology, 1983
Assessed whether part-time employment affects the perceived health, life satisfaction, and activity of urban retirees (N=55). Program participants were hired to perform park maintenance. Interviews after the 6-month program revealed significant, positive effects of paid employment on measures of perceived health and life satisfaction. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Gerontology, Life Satisfaction, Older Adults, Part Time Employment
Peer reviewedCalasanti, Toni M. – Gerontologist, 1996
Explores research on the retirement experience: (1) at the state level; (2) in the United States overall; and (3) at the international level, to determine the gender, class, and racial/ethnic relations embedded in these experiences. Questions processes that lead to divergent aging experiences in different populations. (SNR)
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Demography
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1980
The testimony provided in these hearings addresses the most fundamental problem facing older Americans today, i.e., economic security. The report discusses the results of expanding social services and income transfer programs to reduce poverty, and examines ways to increase older adults' economic self-sufficiency through expanded employment…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Economic Status, Gerontology, Hearings
Holden, Karen C.; And Others – 1981
Pre-Retirement Work Options is a demonstration project designed to develop and test alternative employment patterns for older workers in the Wisconsin Civil Service System. The program ws evaluated to determine the interest of older state workers in reducing their work hours prior to retirement as well as the impact of that reduction for those who…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Employee Attitudes, Employment Patterns, Gerontology
