Abstract
Retirement became an institutionalized, primarily male, later life-course transition by the middle of the twentieth century; an expected, routine exit from a lifetime of paid work that was also seen as the passage to old age. However, large-scale social forces (globalization, aging populations, women's labor force participation, reduced social protections) have upended conventional expectations about retirement and the later life course. The period roughly between ages 55 and 75. years has arguably become a new life course stage, an 'encore' to conventional adulthood occurring typically after the career- and family-building years, but prior to the infirmities associated with old age.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 592-597 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780080970875 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780080970868 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 26 2015 |
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Keywords
- Constrained choices
- Encore adulthood
- Engagement
- Family caregiving
- Gendered life course
- Health
- Institutional theory
- Later life-course populations
- Retirement
- Work
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