Men Still At Work - Professionals Over Sixty and on the Job

Men Still at Work explores the reasons 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 realities, job satisfaction, and more.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth F. Fideler, Fideler Elizabeth F.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.02.2014
• EAN: 9781442222755
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-2275-5
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gerontology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Age groups: the elderly, Sociology: work & labour, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General