British views of retirement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11436264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley Parker (0000-0003-2870-1418, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-216 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leisure Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02614368300390161 |
| OpenAlex | W1974176473 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The origins of retirement in Britain are briefly traced. Thirty years ago the national economic view had changed from ‘old age as enfeeblement’ to ‘the elderly as producers’. Today few older people are employed. A recent survey suggests that most ‘settle down’ in retirement, although this is often due to lowered expectations and a desire to make the best of things. As compared with the United States, there is little ‘selling’ of retirement — articulate exponents of the joys of leisure in retirement may not represent the elderly population in general
Demographic economics · Economics · Labour economics · Pension · Population · Population ageing · Retirement age · Sociology · Demography · Diverse Academic Research Areas · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Social Issues and Policies · Finance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |