Renegotiating identity and relationships: men and women's adjustments to retirement
Parry, J. and Barnes, H. 2003. Renegotiating identity and relationships: men and women's adjustments to retirement. London, UK Policy Studies Institute.
| Title | Renegotiating identity and relationships: men and women's adjustments to retirement |
|---|---|
| Authors | Parry, J. and Barnes, H. |
| Type | Discussion paper |
| Abstract | Summary: Retirement is frequently a period of change, when the roles and relationships associated with individuals' previous labour market positionings are transformed. It is also a time when personal relationships, including the marital relationship and relationships with friends and family, come under increased scrutiny and may be realigned. Many studies of adjustment to retirement focus primarily on individual motivation; by contrast, this paper seeks to examine the structure of resources within which such decisions are framed. The paper examines the contribution that gender roles and identities make to the overall configuration of resources available to particular individuals. It draws upon qualitative research conducted with older people in four contrasting parts of the UK, looking at the combination of labour market and non-labour market activities they are involved in prior to reaching state retirement age, as they withdraw from paid work. It explores how older people invoke a range of gendered identities to negotiate change and continuity during this time. The paper argues that gender roles and identities are central to this process and that the reflexive deployment of gender may rank alongside financial resources and social capital in its importance to the achievement of satisfying retirement transitions. Amongst those interviewed, traditional gendered roles predominated, and these sat less comfortably with retirement for men than for women. |
| Year | 2003 |
| Publisher | Policy Studies Institute |
| Place of publication | London, UK |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 2003 |
| ISBN | 0853748128 |
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