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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782468603321

Titolo

Retirement [[electronic resource] ] : reasons, processes, and results / / Gary A. Adams, Terry A. Beehr, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-281-81123-8

9786611811235

0-8261-9737-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AdamsGary A

BeehrTerry A

Disciplina

306.3/8

Soggetti

Retirement - United States - Decision making

Retirement - United States - Psychological aspects

Retirees - United States - Psychology

Retirees - United States - Attitudes

Retirees - United States - Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; List of Figures; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction and Overview of Current Research and Thinking on Retirement; 2 Contexts and Pathways: Retirement as Institution, Process, and Experience; 3 Retirement Planning and Preparation; 4 Endgame: The Design and Implementation of Early Retirement Incentive Programs; 5 Extending Work Lives: Are Current Approaches Tools or Talismans?; 6 The Economics of the Retirement Decision; 7 Beyond Health and Wealth: Attitudinal and Other Influences on Retirement Decision-Making; 8 Self-Management of Career and Retirement

9 Bridge Employment: Work After Retirement10 Early Retirement Systems and Behavior in an International Perspective; 11 Data Analytic Techniques for Retirement Research; 12 Concluding Observations and Future Endeavors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement and provides a coherent view to better inform



researchers and practitioners. Organized around three phases of the retirement process--pre-retirement, retirement decision-making, and post-retirement--the chapters examine economic, sociological, gerontological, and psychological theory and research. Topics discussed include: types of retirement, retirement planning and preparation, early retirement incentive programs, the economics of the retirement decision-making, and work after retirement, among othe