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An examination of women's retirement: African American women
Author(s)	M Silverman, E Skirboll, J Payne
Journal title	Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 11, no 4, December 1996
Pages	pp 319-334
Keywords	Retirement ; Attitudes to retirement ; Older women ; Ethnic groups ; Black African ; Attitude ; United States of America.
Annotation	This study examined the retirement of African American women, focusing on their attitudes towards and experiences with retirement, in light of their education, family relationships and work experiences. Data were drawn from interviews with 21 older African American women, and compared with data from an earlier study of white women. In comparison to the white retired women, findings showed that African American women shared similar reasons for retirement in that they were anticipators, resistors, and continued to work far into their ageing years. They shared similar retirement experiences in that many enjoyed retirement, although some felt a loss of status. There were some significant differences, particularly in the extent to which the black women were involved with their families during their work years and following retirement, and the number of black women who returned to work following their formal retirement. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980513257 A
Classmark	G3: G7:DP: BD: TK: TKF: DP: 7T
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