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Breaking the watch : the meanings of retirement in America. Joel S. Savishinsky

Savishinsky, Joel S 2000

Available at 33MQB MQB Magasin (A 54933 )

Title:
Breaking the watch : the meanings of retirement in America. Joel S. Savishinsky
Author: Savishinsky, Joel S
Subjects: Retirement -- United States;
Retirees -- Recreation -- United States;
Retraite -- États-Unis;
Retraités -- Loisirs -- États-Unis
Description: Bibliogr. p. [265]-277. Index
Introduction : the poignancy and poetry of the everyday A first cup : at the firehouse The unbearable lightness of retirement : ritual and support at the end of work A second cup : life is what happens Zen masters and master planners : how people prepare for later life A third cup : how do you catalog this? At work, at home, at large : the sense of person and place A fourth cup : behind the mirror Looking for the light : the search for passion and purpose in maturity A fifth cup : around the lake The kaleidoscope and the conspirators : kinship, friendship, and meaning among elders A sixth cup : the incompleat fatalist Death and taxes : dealing with health, finances, and fate in retirement Conclusions : lessons and cautions A final cup : the broken watch
Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2000
Creation Date: 2000
Format: X-281 p. ; 24 cm
Language: English

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