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9780801472527

The Experience of Retirement

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801472527

  • ISBN10:

    0801472520

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-11-01
  • Publisher: CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Author Biography

Robert S. Weiss is a Senior Fellow in the Gerontology Institute and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Reasons for Retirementp. 16
The Departure from Workp. 40
Gains and Lossesp. 58
Moneyp. 77
Social Isolationp. 93
Using the Time of Retirementp. 113
Marriage and Familyp. 145
A Good Retirementp. 167
Conclusionp. 178
Acknowledgmentsp. 193
Notesp. 195
Indexp. 207
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