Retirement timing and social stratification : a comparative study of labor market exit and age norms in Western Europe / Jonas Radl.

By: Radl, Jonas [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Versita discipline : sociologyPublisher: London : Versita, [2013]Copyright date: 2013Description: 1 online resource (329 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9788376560410Subject(s): Retirement age -- Europe, Western | Labor market -- Europe, WesternGenre/Form: Electronic books.LOC classification: HD7108.4.E85 | R34 2013Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical approaches to retirement and early exit from work -- 3. Social variability in retirement behaviour: an analytical framework -- 4. Too old to work, or too young to retire? The pervasiveness of age norms in Western Europe societies -- 5. Differential retirement behaviour in Western Europe: social stratification and cross-national diversity -- 6. Retirement timing and social stratification in Spain -- 7. Retirement timing and social stratification in Germany -- 8. Conclusions.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 288-324) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical approaches to retirement and early exit from work -- 3. Social variability in retirement behaviour: an analytical framework -- 4. Too old to work, or too young to retire? The pervasiveness of age norms in Western Europe societies -- 5. Differential retirement behaviour in Western Europe: social stratification and cross-national diversity -- 6. Retirement timing and social stratification in Spain -- 7. Retirement timing and social stratification in Germany -- 8. Conclusions.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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