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The impact of men's and women's retirement on marital relations — a comparative analysis
Author(s)	Liat Kulik
Journal title	Journal of Women & Aging, vol 13, no 2, 2001
Pages	pp 21-38
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Older men ; Older women ; Retirement ; Personal relationships ; Married couples ; Housework ; Comparison ; Israel.
Annotation	Questionnaires distributed to a sample of 519 pre-retired and retired Israelis were used in examining whether men and women's retirement have a differential impact on the following aspects of marital life: power relations, spousal resources, division of household tasks, and quality of marriage. In general, retired respondents of both sexes reported fewer marital complaints than the pre-retired, but also expressed less marital enjoyment. There are differences between men's and women's experiences in retirement, and these concern decisions about housework and performance of "feminine" tasks. While women reported higher quality of marriage and more resources for strengthening the family, men perceived themselves as making more decisions in the important areas of life, as more handy, and as controlling the family's financial resources. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-011106205 A
Classmark	BC: BD: G3: DS: SM: GH6: 48: 7H6
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