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An Alternative Perspective on Retirement a Dual Economic Approach†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2008

Jon Hendricks  and
Cathy E. McAllister
Jon Hendricks
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Cathy E. McAllister
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
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Abstract

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A structural model for examining retirement is presented in the context of a political economy of ageing. Contemporary capitalist economies may be conceived of in terms of macro-level organisation which results in a monopolistic core and competitive peripheral sectors. In turn this configuration serves to colour individual life-experience. Data on differential worker- and work-related characteristics are presented as a means of explicating the need for an alternative perspective to explain later life events. A proposed research agenda based on a consideration of both the status attainment and dual economic framework is put forward.

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Research Article
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Ageing & Society , Volume 3 , Issue 3 , November 1983 , pp. 279 - 299
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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