@inbook {5166, title = {Workplace Norms for the Timing of Retirement}, booktitle = {Impact of Work on Older Adults}, year = {1998}, note = {ProCite field 8 : eds.}, pages = {101-23}, publisher = {Springer Publishing Co., Inc.}, organization = {Springer Publishing Co., Inc.}, address = {New York, NY}, abstract = {This paper explores and supports the view of individual retirement behavior being a course of action that is embedded in the structure of work. Results show that three-quarters of American workers aged 51-61 recognize that there is a {\textquoteright}usual age{\textquoteright} for retirement among their co-workers. Men seem somewhat more inclined to recognize this trend than women. These usual ages vary depending on occupation type and workplace circumstatnces, and they correspond to the age-scheduled incentives of workers{\textquoteright} pension plans. Usual age appears to be an upper limit on the range of workers{\textquoteright} personal plans to exit the job. This timing norm is taught in the workplace and then reinforced by individuals when they formulate their retirement plans around it.}, keywords = {Demographics, Employment and Labor Force}, author = {David J Ekerdt}, editor = {K. Warner Schaie and Schooler, Carmi} }