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Perception of "appropriate" age for retirement among young adults, middle-aged adults, and elderly people
Author(s)	Michèle Joulain, Etienne Mullet, Christèle Lecomte
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 50, no 1, 2000
Pages	pp 73-84
Keywords	Retirement age ; Older people ; Young adults [20-25] ; Middle aged ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; France.
Annotation	The "appropriate" age for retirement as it is perceived by young, middle-aged and older adults was examined in this French study. Findings revealed that representations of the "appropriate" retirement age varied primarily as a function of the perceived physical constraints involved in the occupation, and also depended on the age of the person being questioned: the younger the respondent, the lower the perceived "appropriate" minimum age. There was no tendency among younger participants to prolong the working life of older adults. Nor was there a tendency to associate ageing with the loss of intellectual capacities likely to lead to early retirement. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-000413405 A
Classmark	G5A: B: SD6: SE: TOB: 765
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