Author

Publication

2016 - Oxford University Press, Incorporated

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139780199357284
  • ISBN-100199357285
  • Better World Books9780199357284
  • Open LibraryOL28589889M

Classifications

  • LCCHQ1064.U5M64 2016

Description

Boomers have unprecedented Levels of education, health, and life expectancy, but confront uncertain futures in the face of a competitive economy and disappearing safety nets. Many seek new paths during the "encore" years-the time between family- and career-building and old age. In Encore Adulthood, Phyllis Moen uses in-depth interviews with Boomer women and men as well as trends in census data to chronicle the risks and opportunities of this evolving life-course phase. While some Boomers improvise purposeful ways of working and living, others experience the costs of cumulative inequality. Moen argues for a range of flexible career, schooling, and retirement pathways that better fit life in the twenty-first century.

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Other Editions

  • Encore Adulthood: Boomers on the Edge of Risk, Renewal, and PurposeOxford University Press, Incorporated2016-01-01

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