The current landscape of retirement is changing dramatically as population aging becomes
increasingly visible. This review of pressing retirement issues advocates research on (a) …

This article explores social trends that can influence the future development of retirement
communities. The leading edge of the baby boom is within a decade of the traditional …

Abstract The United States is both aging and becoming more diverse. To understand the
phenomenon of retirement, it is necessary to understand not only the demographic changes …

Eleven knowledgeable researchers and administrators in the field of retirement explore
basic issues in retirement research. Consideration is first given to definitions of retirement …

As the Baby Boom generation approaches traditional retirement age, the aging of the global
labor force will continue to lead to an increase in the number of people who will transition …

Objectives. This study's focus on the retiree identity complements research on
institutionalized retirement criteria. We test whether tensions between individuals' own life …

A cross-cultural valid analytic definition of retirement remains elusive in gerontology despite
a long tradition of research on the topic. Inadequate attention has been paid to consistently …

After nearly a century of decline, work activity among older people began to increase in the
1980s in response to a variety of factors. The question is whether the impacts of those …

This book reviews, summarizes, and integrates a diverse literature on the topic of retirement
and provides a coherent view to better inform researchers and practitioners. Organized …

This article reviews the operational definition of retirement, which remains an unsettled issue
in aging research. The authors describe five separate criteria that can be used to assign …