Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One. General Introduction -- Retirement an introduction and overview of the handbook / Mo Wang -- The evolving history of retirement within the United States / Michael J. Zickar -- The demography of aging and retirement / Felicia Wheaton, Eileen M. Crimmins -- Variations on a retirement theme conceptual and operational definitions of retirement / Terry A. Beehr, Nathan A. Bowling -- Part Two. Retirement Process Theoretical Perspectives -- The life course perspective on life in the post-retirement period / Paul Wink, Jacquelyn Boone James -- Continuity theory and retirement / Monika E. von Bonsdorff, Juhani Ilmarinen -- The theory of selection, optimization, and compensation / Boris B. Baltes, Cort W. Rudolph -- Protean career model and retirement / Najung Kim, Douglas T. Hall -- Aging, retirement, and human resources management a strategic approach / Barbara L. Rau, Gary A. Adams -- Economic theories of retirement / John Laitner, Amanda Sonnega -- A multilevel perspective for retirement research / Maximiliane E. Szinovacz -- Part Three. Retirement Research -- Research methods in retirement research / Gwenith G. Fisher, Robert J. Willis -- Age, gender, and the retirement process / Barbara Griffin, [and others] -- The employer's perspective on retirement / K�ene Henkens, Hendrik P. van Dalen -- Retirement attitudes considering etiology, measurement, attitude-behavior relationships, and attitudinal ambivalence / Daniel A. Newman, [and others] -- Planning and adaptation to retirement the post-retirement environment, change management resources, and need-oriented factors as moderators / Mary Anne Taylor, Meline Schaffer -- Retirement decision making / Steve M. Jex, James Grosch -- Feeling like it's time to retire a fit perspective on early retirement decisions / Daniel Feldman -- Bridge employment / Kevin E. Cahill, [and others] -- Adjustment to retirement / Hanna van Solinge -- The association of retirement with physical and behavioral health / William T. Gallo -- Leisure activities in retirement / Lorraine T. Dorfman -- Family, work, and the retirement process a review and new directions / Russell A. Matthews, Gwenith G. Fisher -- Part Four. Retirement Practice -- Social Security, pension systems, and retirement savings / Xiang Yao, Haoran Peng -- Employment law and retirement / Christina L. Causey, Joanna N. Lahey -- Effective financial planning for retirement / Douglas A. Hershey, [and others] -- Recruitment and retention strategies for mature workers / Jeanette N. Cleveland, Sarina M. Maneotis -- Designing early retirement incentive programs / Yujie Zhan -- Health care and health insurance in retirement / Karoline Mortensen, Jennifer Villani -- Learning and training in retirement / Jerry W. Hedge, Victoria A. Albright -- Technology and retirement life a systematic review of the literature on older adults and social media / Bo Xie, [and others] -- Retirement practices in different countries / Jos�e Mar�ia Peir�o, [and others] -- Part Five. Future Trends and Conclusions -- The changing nature of work and retirement / Kenneth S. Shultz, Deborah A. Olson -- Collision course the impending impact of current immigration and retirement trends / Derek R. Avery, [and others] -- Generational differences in older workers and retirement / Jesse Erdheim, Michael A. Lodato -- Retirement and creativity / Ryan Fehr -- Retirement research : concluding observations and strategies to move forward / Mo Wang

The Oxford Handbook of Retirement offers comprehensive, up-to-date, and forward-thinking summaries of contemporary knowledge on retirement, especially the important progress that has been made in the field over the past two decades. The approach taken spans human resource management, organizational psychology, development psychology, gerontology, sociology, public health, and economics. Chapters provide conceptualizations of retirement from multiple disciplines; existing theoretical perspectives and research findings on retirement, including adult development, career development, organizational and management, and economic perspectives; current and future challenges in retirement research and practice; and recommendations and suggestions for prospective areas of research.

English.