Men Still at Work

Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job

Elizabeth F. Fideler (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

232 Seiten

2014
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-2275-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Autor

Elizabeth F. Fideler is research fellow at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College. She is the author of Women Still at Work: Professionals Over Sixty and On the Job and has been interviewed in outlets including the Boston Globe and PBS. She is a frequent speaker on topics related to aging.

Inhalt

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.4.2014
• Zusatzinfo: 5 Graphs, 2 Tables
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 233 mm
• Gewicht: 472 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-2275-1 / 1442222751
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-2275-5 / 9781442222755
• Zustand: Neuware