Passages of retirement : personal histories of struggle and success
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Passages of retirement : personal histories of struggle and success
（Contributions to the study of aging, no. 23）
Greenwood Press, 1992
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-215) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This innovative volume presents the personal aspects of retirement--the feelings, pleasures, and problems of this life event, expressed in the words of retirees. The author considers work patterns prior to retirement, the decision-making process itself, and the aftermath of the decision to retire. This passage of worker to retiree addresses concerns and questions that are important to many of those about to retire: how working conditions and other factors can affect the decision to retire; problems of a workaholic; how to handle leisure interests on a full-time basis; widowhood and retirement; depression; retirement insurance; mandatory retirement; volunteer work; and many other topics.
The retirees include men and women who are blue- and white-collar workers, hourly paid or salaried: CEO of a major international corporation; social worker; college instructor; dentist; journalist; production controller in manufacturing; automobile dealer. Thus readers can easily identify with others who have made this journey before them and share their experiences, becoming more knowledgeable and more confident about their futures.
Table of Contents
Preface The Decision On the Road to Retirement ... The Retirement Decision The Trauma of Early Mandatory Retirement The Inevitability of Retirement Considerations of an Early Retirement Offer Benefits of Voluntary Retirement Avoidance of a Retirement Decision Option of 30 Years and Out Rabbinical Retirement Early Retirement Offers Retirement Blues Work versus Retirement The Meaning of Work and Retirement Conflict of Work and Retirement The Friendship of Fellow Workers Problems of a Workaholic Part-Time Work--Transition to Retirement A Change in Schedules Value of Part-Time Work Thoughts on Aging Marriage Marriage and Retirement Spousal Problems in Retirement Married Women and Retirement Spousal Relationships Leisure--A Cause for Marital Discord Spousal Communication in Retirement Spousal Retirement Retirement Planning Planning for Retirement Planning for the Final Years Financial Problems and Retirement Planning The Pressure of Inflation Widowhood and Retirement Benefits of Prior Planning Relocation in Retirement Life Style Changes Retirement Insurance Leisure Leisure Activities in Retirement Satisfaction with Leisure Activities Consideration of Retirement Activities Advantages of Pre-Retirement Interests The Search for Meaningful Interests Appreciation of Freedom in Retirement Thoughts on a Second Career Volunteering My Story ... Retirement Revisited References Index
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