
Encore Adulthood
Boomers on the Edge of Risk, Renewal, and Purpose
Phyllis Moen(Author)
Oxford University Press Inc
Published on 12. May 2016
Book
Hardback
326 pages
978-0-19-935727-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Baby Boomer generation is facing a time of heightened uncertainty. Blessed with unprecedented levels of education, health, and life expectancy, many hope to contribute to society after their retirement. Yet they must also navigate ambiguous career exits and retirement paths, as established scripts for schooling, parenting, and careers continue to unravel.
In Encore Adulthood, Phyllis Moen presents the realities of the "encore" life stage - the years between traditional careers and childraising and old age. Drawing on large-scale data sets and interviews with Boomers, HR personnel, and policymakers, this book illuminates the challenges that Boomers encounter as they transition from traditional careers into retirement. Beyond data analysis, Moen discusses the personal impact for Boomers' wellbeing, happiness, and health when they are unable to engage in meaningful work during their encore years, as well as the potential economic loss that would occur when a large, qualified group of people prematurely exit the workforce.
Moen concludes with proposals for a range of encore jobs that could galvanize Boomers to take on desirable and sought-after second acts, emphasizing meaningful work over high-paying jobs and flexibility over long hours. An important analysis of an understudied and new life stage, Encore Adulthood makes an important contribution to the existing scholarship on careers, work, and retirement.
In Encore Adulthood, Phyllis Moen presents the realities of the "encore" life stage - the years between traditional careers and childraising and old age. Drawing on large-scale data sets and interviews with Boomers, HR personnel, and policymakers, this book illuminates the challenges that Boomers encounter as they transition from traditional careers into retirement. Beyond data analysis, Moen discusses the personal impact for Boomers' wellbeing, happiness, and health when they are unable to engage in meaningful work during their encore years, as well as the potential economic loss that would occur when a large, qualified group of people prematurely exit the workforce.
Moen concludes with proposals for a range of encore jobs that could galvanize Boomers to take on desirable and sought-after second acts, emphasizing meaningful work over high-paying jobs and flexibility over long hours. An important analysis of an understudied and new life stage, Encore Adulthood makes an important contribution to the existing scholarship on careers, work, and retirement.
Reviews / Votes
I think this work will have an impact on the way scholars think about the life course and the way professional advocates, policymakers, and practitioners respond to longer lives. * Nancy Morrow-Howell, Gerontologist *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
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15 bw line art
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Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
655 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-935727-7 (9780199357277)
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Phyllis Moen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Minnesota where she holds a McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair.
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McKnight Presidential Chair in SociologyMcKnight Presidential Chair in Sociology, University of Minnesota
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: An Encore to Adulthood
Agenda #1: Recognizing Inertia
Chapter 2: Outdated Career and Life Course Templates
Chapter 3: Context: Inertia, Upheavals, Inequality
Agenda #2: Time Shifting Improvisations
Chapter 4: Improvising Plans for the Future
Chapter 5: Improvising Work, Civic Engagement, Retirement
Chapter 6: Improvising Health, Well-Being, Purpose
Agenda #3: Innovations
Chapter 7: Institutional Work, Pockets of Change
Chapter 8: Transforming Institutions and Lives
Chapter 1: An Encore to Adulthood
Agenda #1: Recognizing Inertia
Chapter 2: Outdated Career and Life Course Templates
Chapter 3: Context: Inertia, Upheavals, Inequality
Agenda #2: Time Shifting Improvisations
Chapter 4: Improvising Plans for the Future
Chapter 5: Improvising Work, Civic Engagement, Retirement
Chapter 6: Improvising Health, Well-Being, Purpose
Agenda #3: Innovations
Chapter 7: Institutional Work, Pockets of Change
Chapter 8: Transforming Institutions and Lives