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Peer reviewedLieberman, Leslie; Lieberman, Leonard – Gerontologist, 1983
Interviewed middle aged and older persons (N=70) who left their former occupations and took up second careers as artists or craftspersons selling through arts and crafts fairs. Most reported personal satisfaction and pleasure in the camaraderie. Nearly all reported that successful participation depended upon collaboration with spouses. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Art Products, Career Change, Handicrafts, Job Satisfaction
Peer reviewedSettersten, Richard A., Jr.; Hagestad, Gunhild O. – Gerontologist, 1996
Building on interviews with 319 adults, examines cultural age "deadlines" for a series of general transitions related to education and work. Respondents indicated a rough, "normal biography" of general transitions which had flexible guidelines for how those trajectories might unfold. Relates these findings to complementary…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Biographies, Career Change, Educational Change
