Avoiding Retirement in Chile

Extending Working Lives in an Uncertain and Precarious Context

von Ignacio Cabib

177 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Drawing on life-course, gender, and welfare regime theories and relying on primary longitudinal qualitative data (life- story interviews with 90 older workers) and primary longitudinal quantitative data (life-course calendar surveys among 802 older individuals), Avoiding Retirement in Chile critically examines the generalizability of traditional age norms involving the transition to retirement within a persistently uncertain and precarious setting.Grounded in systematic empirical evidence, this study allows us to reflect on the fact that a definitive and permanent exit from any form of economic activity is increasingly viewed as a fictional scenario by most older individuals. This arises not only from highly precarious social conditions but also from a complex process involving individual agency, wherein the status of being 'retired' is progressively less voluntarily anticipated.As such, it is of significant interest to a broad spectrum of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as scholars across various disciplines, including social sciences, economics, humanities, gerontology, public health, and social epidemiology. Additionally, the book targets policymakers and decision-makers engaged in topics such as aging, the labor market, pension systems, social and health inequality, and life-course determinants of disparities in old age.

• Reihe: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat
• ISBN: 9781032777726
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.07.2026
• Größe: 234 x 156 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd