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Direct linkBlau, David M.; Goodstein, Ryan M. – Journal of Human Resources, 2010
After a long decline, the Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of older men in the United States leveled off in the 1980s, and began to increase in the late 1990s. We examine how changes in Social Security rules affected these trends. We attribute only a small portion of the decline from the 1960s-80s to the increasing generosity of Social…
Descriptors: Labor Force Nonparticipants, Retirement, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedBeck, Scott H. – Journal of Gerontology, 1982
Utilized National Longitudinal Surveys of Mature Men to test effect of retirement on happiness and to analyze an evaluation of retirement item to discern factors that cause lower satisfaction with retirement. Results suggest health factors, recent widowhood, and income have the greatest impact on happiness with life. (Author)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Income, Life Satisfaction, Longitudinal Studies
Anderson, Kim; And Others – 1978
The effect of gender on retirement attitudes among college faculty and other university professionals were studied, and variables that might affect attitudes toward retirement were investigated. A 35-item questionnaire was mailed to all faculty and nonteaching professionals at a university center, a four-year college, and a community college of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Females, Higher Education, Males
Halpern, Doryan – 1967
This study tested two hypotheses: (1) the importance attached to the intrinsic aspects of work is negatively related to retirement satisfaction, maximum extension of future time perspective (FTP), and the number of events anticipated in the future; (2) retirement satisfaction is positively related to FTP maximum length and events anticipated.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Age Differences, Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations
Davis, Nanette J. – Journal of Education Finance, 2005
This article identifies typical life course situations that women experience, which contribute to a cycle of discrimination or a recurrence of disadvantages simply because of their sex, race, or age. Although men suffer social, health, psychological, and economic disadvantages as they age, this article focuses primarily on women as a more deprived…
Descriptors: Females, Social Class, Retirement, Males
Download full textChan, Teresita; Fowles, Donald G. – 1980
Trends in the labor force participation and unemployment of older workers were reviewed in a study. A declining rate of labor force participation by older men and a growth in participation by older women were noticed. Examination of labor force participation rates by race revealed a higher participation rate for minority women than for older white…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Demography, Economic Factors, Educational Background
