The crown of life [electronic resource] : dynamics of the early postretirement period / Jacqueline Boone James, Paul Wink, volume editors.

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ISBN:

9780826103352

Title:

The crown of life [electronic resource] : dynamics of the early postretirement period / Jacqueline Boone James, Paul Wink, volume editors.

Author:

James, Jacquelyn Boone.

Publication Information:

New York : Springer, 2007.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxii, 336 pages) : illustrations.

Series:

Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics ; v. 26, 2006

Contents:

Introduction: the third age: a rationale for research / The demography of the third age / Functioning and well-being in the third age: 1986-2001 / The work and retirement experiences of aging Black Americans / Strategic selection as a retirement project: will Americans develop hybrid arrangements? / Late middle age: transition to the third age / Pathways toward the third age: studying a cohort from the "Golden Age" / A coconstructionist view of the third age: the case of cognition / The impact of work on the psychological health and well-being of older Americans / Change and stability during the third age: longitudinal investigations of self-rated health and religiousness with the Terman sample / Social relations in the third age: assessing strengths and challenges using the Convoy model / Personality and involvement in leisure activities during the third age: findings from the Ohio Longitudinal Study / Satisfaction with retirement in men's lives / Everyday life in the third age / Gay lives in the third age: possibilities and paradoxes / Retirement community life: issues, challenges, and opportunities / Conclusion: is the third age the crown of life?

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Subject Term:

Older people -- Psychology.

Retirement -- United States.

Retirement -- United States -- Psychological aspects.

Older people -- United States -- Social conditions.

Added Author:

James, Jacquelyn Boone.

Wink, Paul, 1952-

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2007

Publication Information:

New York : Springer, 2007.

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Summary

As the population of retirees between the ages of 65 and 75 continues to grow, professionals, researchers, and educators in all areas of the health care and the business sectors will require more expertise on the latest trends to make better decisions and improve systems.

Contributed by nationally recognized experts, The Crown of Life: Dynamics of the Early Post-Retirement Period presents some of the most important and current decision-making research describing life between the ages of 65 and 75.

Topics cover many aspects and social issues of retirement including:

Demographics Functioning and Well-being Aging Black Americans Late Middle Age The Impact of Work Change and Stability Health and Religiousness Social Relations Leisure Activities Male Satisfaction Everyday Life Gay Lives Retirement Community Life

For anyone interested in the key issues and current trends of this growing population, editors Jacquelyn Boone James and Paul Wink provide one of the most important and current expert collections dedicated to the Crown of Life period.

About the Series...

Now celebrating its 26th year, this series of annual reviews, established by Carl Eisdorfer, is designed to encompass the broad spectrum of concerns in aging, including psychology, biology, medicine, sociology, and public policy. The goal is to present reviews of the highest quality and to address those important questions that are salient to all gerontologists.