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Paradigms of retirement: the importance of health and ageing in the whitehall ii study

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  • Mein, G.
  • Higgs, P.
  • Ferrie, J.
  • Stansfeld, S. A.

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This paper evaluates four well established sociological theories of ageing using qualitative data from the British Whitehall II study. We attempt to apply the theories to contemporary retirement and through each theory examine the issue of health in retirement. The effect of lowered income in retirement is discussed in relation to Townsend's theory of structured dependency. Change in participant's health following retirement is examined in respect of the theory of disengagement by Cumming and Henry, adjustment to retirement in relation to Laslett's theory of the third age. Parson's role theory is used to examine how social interactions and relationships change for people who have recently retired. We discuss the need for a multifaceted theory of ageing which can accommodate the continually changing experience and age of retirement. We analysed interviews conducted with 25 male and female civil servants aged between 55 and 63Â years, from different grades who had been retired for less than 2Â years.

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  • Mein, G. & Higgs, P. & Ferrie, J. & Stansfeld, S. A., 1998. "Paradigms of retirement: the importance of health and ageing in the whitehall ii study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 47(4), pages 535-545, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:47:y:1998:i:4:p:535-545
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    1. Mein, Gill & Seale, Clive & Rice, Helen & Johal, Suneeta & Ashcroft, Richard E. & Ellison, George & Tinker, Anthea, 2012. "Altruism and participation in longitudinal health research? Insights from the Whitehall II Study," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(12), pages 2345-2352.
    2. Zang, Emma, 2020. "Spillover effects of a husband's retirement on a woman's health: Evidence from urban China," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 245(C).
    3. Schaap, Rosanne & de Wind, Astrid & Coenen, Pieter & Proper, Karin & Boot, Cécile, 2018. "The effects of exit from work on health across different socioeconomic groups: A systematic literature review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 198(C), pages 36-45.
    4. Tarani Chandola & Patrick Rouxel & Michael G Marmot & Meena Kumari, 2018. "Retirement and Socioeconomic Differences in Diurnal Cortisol: Longitudinal Evidence From a Cohort of British Civil Servants," The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America, vol. 73(3), pages 447-456.
    5. HASHIMOTO Hideki, 2015. "Impacts of Leaving Paid Work on Health, Functions, and Lifestyle Behavior: Evidence from JSTAR panel data," Discussion papers 15114, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).

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