Angela O'Rand, John C Henretta

Age And Inequality

Diverse Pathways Through Later Life

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines the structural and individual processes that differentiate the life course of men and women and yield patterns of inequality in adulthood and old age, focusing on changes in life course patterns over recent decades in the United States.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9780367314422
• ISBN-10: 0367314428
• Artikelnr.: 57733072

Autorenporträt

Angela M. O'Rand is professor of sociology at Duke University. John C. Henretta is professor of sociology at the University of Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Cohorts, Inequality, and Social Change
Pathways to Inequality: Intracohort Differentiation over the Life Course
Asynchronous Lives: The Normal Life Course and Its Variations
Pathways to Retirement: The Timing of Retirement
Labor Markets and Occupational Welfare in the United States
U.S. Labor Force Participation Trends in Comparative Perspective
Aging in the Welfare State: Strategic Cross
National Comparisons of Life Course Variability and Inequality
Conclusion: The Future of the Age
Structured Life Course