Elizabeth F. Fideler

Men Still at Work (eBook, ePUB)

Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Men Still at Work explores the reasons why many men are continuing to work well beyond the traditional retirement age. In today's challenging economy, they are the second-fastest growing group of workers (just behind older women). Filled with profiles of older working men, as well as dynamic interview quotes, Men Still at Work explores thorny issues such as masculinity and the "need to provide," as well as economic issues, job satisfaction, and more.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442222762
• Artikelnr.: 40618767

Autorenporträt

Elizabeth F. Fideler received a doctorate of education in administration, planning, and social policy from Harvard University. She is a founding member of the Sloan Research Network on Aging & Work at Boston College. Fideler has written and presented extensively on aspects of the aging workforce. Her current focus is older women and men who choose to continue in the paid workforce beyond conventional retirement age. She is the author of many well-received books on this topic, including the recent Aging, Work, and Retirement.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Perspectives on Aging and Work
A Man's World
The Employment Situation for Adult Workers in the United States
Over Sixty and On the Job
Where Older Men Work
Why Older Men Work
Personal Challenges and Concerns
Doing Unto Others
Men Still at Work
Notes
Bibliography
Discussion Questions
Index
About the Author