TY - CHAP T1 - Workplace Norms for the Timing of Retirement T2 - Impact of Work on Older Adults Y1 - 1998 A1 - David J Ekerdt ED - K. Warner Schaie ED - Schooler, Carmi KW - Demographics KW - Employment and Labor Force AB - 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 'usual age' 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' pension plans. Usual age appears to be an upper limit on the range of workers' 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. JF - Impact of Work on Older Adults PB - Springer Publishing Co., Inc. CY - New York, NY N1 - ProCite field 8 : eds. U4 - Labor/Basic Demographics JO - Workplace Norms for the Timing of Retirement ER -