Abstract

Foreword - Lillian E Troll Families and Retirement - Maximiliane Szinovacz, David J Ekerdt and Barbara H Vinick Conceptual and Methodological Issues PART ONE: DEMOGRAPHIC, HISTORICAL, AND POLICY ISSUES Men and Women in Their Retirement Years - Mark D Hayward and Mei-Chun Liu A Demographic Profile The `Family Fund' - Brian Gratton and Frances M Rotondo Strategies for Security in Old Age in the Industrial Era Family Provisions in Old-Age Pensions - Regina O'Grady-LeShane and John B Williamson Twenty Industrial Nations PART TWO: RETIREMENT TIMING: LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVES Family Pathways to Retirement - Angela M O'Rand, John C Henretta and Margaret L Krecker Family Responsibilities and Women's Retirement - Laurie Russell Hatch and Aaron Thompson Marital Status and Retirement Plans - Leslie A Morgan Do Widowhood and Divorce Make a Difference? PART THREE: MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS AND THE RETIREMENT EXPERIENCE Couples View Retirement Activities - Barbara H Vinick and David J Ekerdt Expectation vs Experience Retirement and Marital Satisfaction - Robert C Atchley Couples in Retirement - Lorraine T Dorfman Division of Household Work Conjugal Support Among Working-Wife and Retired-Wife Couples - Trudy B Anderson Equity in Older Families - Pat M Keith, Robbyn R Wacker and Robert B Schafer PART FOUR: RETIREMENT AND EXTENDED KIN RELATONSHIPS Family and Retirement in the Context of Elderly Migration - Lee Cuba The Context of Retired Women as Caregivers - Ellie Brubaker and Timothy H Brubaker Social Activities and Retirement Adaptation - Maximiliane Szinovacz Gender and Family Variations Families and Retirement - Maximiliane Szinovacz, David J Ekerdt and Barbara H Vinick Avenues for Research

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