Age And Inequality: Diverse Pathways Through Later Life

by Angela O'rand, John C Henretta

Overview

In the United States, older populations exhibit the highest levels of economic inequality of all age groups. Across all advanced societies, the inequalities observed in older populations stem from structural and individual processes that differentiate the life courses of women and men and yield distinctive patterns of economic inequality in adulthood and old age.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429982071
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/09/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Angela O'rand

Table of Contents

Introduction -- Cohorts, Inequality, and Social Change -- Pathways to Inequality: Intracohort Differentiation over the Life Course -- Asynchronous Lives: The Normal Life Course and Its Variations -- Pathways to Retirement: The Timing of Retirement -- Labor Markets and Occupational Welfare in the United States -- U.S. Labor Force Participation Trends in Comparative Perspective -- Aging in the Welfare State: Strategic Cross-National Comparisons of Life Course Variability and Inequality -- Conclusion: The Future of the Age-Structured Life Course

Editorial Reviews

In the US, older populations exhibit the highest levels of economic inequality of all age groups. Examines the structural and individual bases of inequality and aging in the US, especially in recent decades, looking at the interplay of the employment system with public and private social insurance systems, gender inequality across the life course, labor markets and occupational welfare, and the implications of the changing workplace and changing public policies for aging men and women. The authors are professors of sociology at Duke University and the University of Florida. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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