Rosalie Genovese

Americans at Midlife

Caught Between Generations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Americans at Midlife is an exploration of the middle years within the framework of trends in the larger society, including longer life expectancy and an aging population; changes in marriage, divorce, and family composition; increased participation of women in the labor force; and the growth of two-income families.Major interests at midlife center around work and careers, current and future economic well-being, and planning for retirement. Other major concerns involve relationships with younger and older generations: boomerang kids who leave home and return, and aging parents, often healthy and active now, who may need care in their later years. The book begins with a discussion of how demographic and social changes affect midlife, followed by chapters on work and retirement planning or looking for the good years, the not-so-empty nest, and aging parents. A chapter on mid-life women considers the implications of combining work and caregiving and raises concerns about their economic well-being, given their longer life expectancy and often more limited resources. The book ends with a consideration of policy issues that may affect midlife in the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 380g
• ISBN-13: 9780897894661
• ISBN-10: 0897894669
• Artikelnr.: 21980582

Autorenporträt

ROSALIE G. GENOVESE is an affiliated scholar with the Susan B. Anthony University Center, University of Rochester, and a consultant to human service organizations./e She is the author of Families and Change (Bergin & Garvey, 1984).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Midlife: An Introduction Economic Security at Midlife: Looking for
the Good Years Midlife Parents and Adult Children: Many Nests Aren't So
Empty Children and Parents: Aging Together Women at Midlife: In Their
Prime? Looking to the Future Appendix Bibliography Index