Angela O'Rand

Age And Inequality (eBook, PDF)

Diverse Pathways Through Later Life

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In the United States, older populations exhibit the highest levels of economic inequality of all age groups. Across all advanced societies, the inequalities observed in older populations stem from structural and individual processes that differentiate the life courses of women and men and yield distinctive patterns of economic inequality in adulthood and old age.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429970993
• Artikelnr.: 54112247

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