| Description |
xiii, 330 pages ; 24 cm |
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Societal impact on aging series |
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Societal impact on aging.
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| Contents |
1. Aging and Work: An Overview / Carmi Schooler, Leslie Caplan and Gary Oates. Commentary: Psychology, Sociology, and Research on Age / Matilda White Riley. Commentary: The Older Individual in a Rapidly Changing Work Context: Developmental and Cognitive Issues / William J. Hoyer -- 2. Gradual Retirement: Japanese Strategies for Older Workers / Chikako Usui. Commentary: The Institutional Context of Gradual Retirement in Japan / Carmi Schooler. Commentary: The Institution of Gradual Retirement in Japan / Arne L. Kalleberg -- 3. Workplace Norms for the Timing of Retirement / David J. Ekerdt. Commentary: The Usefulness of Age Norms in Retirement Research / Mark D. Hayward. Commentary: The Decision to Retire or Work / Harvey L. Sterns -- 4. Organizational Structure of the Workplace and the Older Worker / James L. Farr, Paul E. Tesluk and Stephanie R. Klein. Commentary: Organization, Self-Directed Learning, and Chronological Age / Gerald A. Straka |
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Commentary: The Older Worker and Organizational Restructuring: Beyond Systems Theory / Victor W. Marshall -- 5. Career Trajectories and the Older Worker / Aage B. Sorensen. Commentary: New Careers and Older Workers / Ann Howard. Commentary: Career Trajectories and the Older Worker / F. Thomas Juster -- 6. Age, Work, and Mental Health / Peter Warr. Commentary: Age, Work, and Well-Being: Toward a Broader View / James S. House. Afterword: Work and the Elderly: Crossing the Bounds of Level and Disciplines / Carmi Schooler |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Older people -- Employment -- Psychological aspects -- Congresses.
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Older people -- Employment -- Social aspects -- Congresses.
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Retirement -- Congresses.
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Aged -- psychology.
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Work -- psychology.
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Aged.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Job Satisfaction.
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Quality of Life.
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Retirement.
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Aged -- psychology.
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Cross-Cultural Comparison.
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Job Satisfaction.
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Quality of Life.
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Retirement.
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Work -- psychology.
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| Genre/Form |
Congress.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Schaie, K. Warner (Klaus Warner), 1928-
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Schooler, Carmi.
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| LC no. |
97024103 |
| ISBN |
0826199208 |
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