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…

Purpose: To validate a survey research measure of subjective income, as measured by perceived income adequacy, in an international context. Design and Methods: The study population comprised persons aged 50 years and older in 12 countries from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (n = 28,939). Perceived difficulty in making ends…

Most persons seem to respond to economic incentives in choosing when to retire. While changes in the social security system are likely to have only small effects on retirement behavior, larger impacts could ensue from altering incentives implicit in private pension plans. Important area for future research is transition process that follows end of…

Examined retirement patterns by occupation and industry. Found workers in some kinds of jobs retired earlier than others. Consideed three explanations for these differences: job satisfaction, workplace injury or illness, and job productivity. Concluded that workers who retired early did so for health and productivity reasons. (Author/ABL)

Used 1979 Chicano Survey and four different operational definitions of retirement to explore effects of age, gender, health, birthplace, and lifetime work experience on retirement of Mexican Americans. Frequent health limitations were associated with retirement defined by self-reported retirement or self-reported current work status, but not…

Examined retirement attitudes of 50- to 60-year-old professional men and women (N=72). Looked at work contingencies influencing whether respondents anticipated retirement positively. Found that respondents who had unfinished work agendas, reported high job satisfaction, perceived retirement as financially unfeasible, and retained their health were…

Compared correlates of retirement satisfaction for married and widowed rural women. Increase in voluntary association memberships and health were predictors of retirement satisfaction for both groups. Other predictors of satisfaction included financial adequacy, frequency and certainty of aid from friends for married women, and maintenance of…