Full Description
This report provides a detailed overview of the various transitions affecting people in their 50s and beyond. It challenges calls for an upward revision of retirement ages, arguing that paid employment is neither a feasible nor an attractive option for an increasing proportion of women and men moving into their fifties and beyond. "Transitions from Work to Retirement": brings together diverse empirical and theoretical studies to assess changes in the life course; includes a special analysis of the British Household Panel Survey to support its findings; summarises important research from the US and Europe as well as the UK; and provides important recommendations on managing work and retirement for those involved in social and public policy. The report is aimed at all those involved in debates about the future of work and retirement.
Contents
New transitions after 50; New patterns of work and retirement; Social integration and midlife transitions; Social policy and transitions after 50; Summary and conclusions.
